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plonking

/ ˈplɒŋkɪŋ /

adjective

  1. foolish, clumsy, or inept

    his plonking response to the princess's death

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Local councils don't have control over nationwide immigration policy, but Farage has said his party will "resist central government plonking hundreds of these young men in these counties that we now run".

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As the light faded and the second new ball shone, the gift of Babar Azam plonking his pad in front of the stumps was nothing more than England deserved.

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“Wait a minute,” said Shifa, stopping him by plonking a finger on it.

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When it rains, the drums drop out and a plonking marimba takes over for the bass.

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In 2018 admission prices for soft play areas, the refuge of a sleep-deprived parent desperate to tire the kids out long enough to justify plonking them in front of CBeebies, began to be tracked.

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