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plonk
[ plongk ]
noun
- inferior or cheap wine.
plonk
1/ plɒŋk /
verb
- often foll by down to drop or be dropped, esp heavily or suddenly
he plonked the money on the table
noun
- the act or sound of plonking
interjection
- an exclamation imitative of this sound
plonk
2/ plɒŋk /
noun
- informal.alcoholic drink, usually wine, esp of inferior quality
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Example Sentences
Just cobble it together, plonk it on your head, and smile a lot.
Why not plonk yourself and your guests in front of the warm glow of the television set this holiday weekend?
Suddenly I fall over something—plonk into the middle of some excavated earth, which the rain has made into semolina pudding.
Suddenly we heard a musical and distant wail, something flew past the window, and there was a wee "plonk."
There was a heavy plonk and a rush of feet as Knollys, who had watched fascinated, ran down the companion-way with another man.
Something would go plonk when the trigger was pulled on an empty chamber, so I did some dry practice at the crests of waves.
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