plonk

[ plongk ]

/ plɒŋk /

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noun Chiefly British.

inferior or cheap wine.

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Origin of plonk

1925–30; perhaps alteration of French (vin) blanc white (wine)

Words nearby plonk

-ploid, ploidy, plomb, plombage, Plomer, plonk, plonker, plonking, plonko, plook, plop

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How to use plonk in a sentence

Just cobble it together, plonk it on your head, and smile a lot.
Flower Crowns Are Phony and Must Die|Sara Lieberman|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why not plonk yourself and your guests in front of the warm glow of the television set this holiday weekend?
DVD Rentals for Thanksgiving Cranks|Jace Lacob|November 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Suddenly I fall over something—plonk into the middle of some excavated earth, which the rain has made into semolina pudding.
Letters to Helen|Keith Henderson
Suddenly we heard a musical and distant wail, something flew past the window, and there was a wee "plonk."
A Company of Tanks|W. H. L. Watson

There was a heavy plonk and a rush of feet as Knollys, who had watched fascinated, ran down the companion-way with another man.
Captivity|M. Leonora Eyles
Something would go plonk when the trigger was pulled on an empty chamber, so I did some dry practice at the crests of waves.
Four-Day Planet|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for plonk (1 of 2)

plonk¹

/ (plɒŋk) /

verb

(often foll by down) to drop or be dropped, esp heavily or suddenlyhe plonked the money on the table

noun

the act or sound of plonking

interjection

an exclamation imitative of this sound

British Dictionary definitions for plonk (2 of 2)

plonk²

/ (plɒŋk) /

noun

British, Australian and NZ informal alcoholic drink, usually wine, esp of inferior quality

Word Origin for plonk

C20: perhaps from French blanc white, as in vin blanc white wine

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