plonk
[plongk]
noun Chiefly British.
inferior or cheap wine.
RELATED WORDS
plop, fix, drop, stuff, install, put, store, unload, dump, plump, plant, set, plunk, settle, place, deposit, establish
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Origin of plonk
1925–30; perhaps alteration of French (vin) blanc white (wine)
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Examples from the Web for plonk
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 we heard a musical and distant wail, something flew past the window, and there was a wee "plonk."
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plonk
1verb
noun
interjection
noun
Word Origin for plonk
C20: perhaps from French blanc white, as in vin blanc white wine
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plonk
1874, imitative. From 1903 as a noun. Related: Plonked; plonking.
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