plonk
Americannoun
verb
noun
interjection
noun
Etymology
Origin of plonk
1925–30; perhaps alteration of French ( vin ) blanc white (wine)
Example Sentences
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They continue to jointly own the chateau and vineyard, which produces 2 million bottles of rosé a year, and it's anything but plonk.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024
Afterward, schoolchildren were invited in to plonk around on a Steinway.
From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023
Actual wine was a pretty basic plonk at first, unornamented by comments about bouquet or terroir, so cheap and so plentiful that it was often poured free with restaurant meals.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022
Parisians loved the free wine, even if Beaujolais - a light red wine that is just a few weeks or months old - struggles to overcome an image of being cheap plonk.
From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2021
Behind us, I heard the plonk plonk of high heels running.
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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