plunks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plunk
• splunk
Plunks
plural of Plunk
• splunk
Source: Wiktionary
Plunk, v. t. [Imitative.] [Chiefly Colloq.]
1. To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang.
2. To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as, to plunk down a dollar; also, to hit or strike.
3. To be a truant from (school). [Scot.]
Plunk, n.
1. Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.]
2. [Slang] (a) A large sum of money. [Obs.] (b) A dollar. [U. S.]
Plunk, v. i. [Chiefly Colloq.]
1. To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of a raven, to croak.
2. To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump.
3. To play truant, or "hooky". [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
