plonk

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verb

ˈpläŋk

ˈplȯŋk

variant of plunk

transitive verb

: to pluck or hit so as to produce a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound

: to set down suddenly : plump

intransitive verb

: to make a plunking sound

: to drop abruptly : dive

: to come out in favor of someone or something : plump

—used with for

plonk

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noun

ˈpläŋk

ˈplȯŋk

chiefly British

: cheap or inferior wine

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Verb

Rather than plonk cargo or the kids behind the rider atop a rear rack, front loaders puts everything out front. —

Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024 The idea is to plonk the machine in a venue, university, boardroom, medical facility and so on, and allow folks to chat with a life-like 3D hologram of a person who might be thousands of miles away. —

Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2024

Noun

Many wine drinkers’ lone reference point for Beaujolais is the barely drinkable plonk that arrives on our shores around Thanksgiving every year. —

Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 12 May 2024 Even touches that border on cutesy, like a second shroom experiment that fails to bring back Older Elliott but instead plonks Chad into her childhood Justin Bieber obsession, are actually pretty hilarious. —

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plonk