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plonk
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As an interjection, plonk means the sound made by something solid landing. As a noun, it means the sound of something solid landing.
Meanings of plonk
12 meaningsinterjection
The sound made by something solid landing.
internetThe supposed sound of adding a user to one's killfile.
noun
The sound of something solid landing.
“I just heard a plonk – did something fall down in the kitchen?”
UKAustraliaNew ZealandCanadainformalCheap or inferior everyday wine.
derogatoryUKlaw enforcement slangA female police constable.
“Chris and that plonk had better be flushing the scum out.”
The noise of something dropping (as into liquid)
Older and rare meanings (1)
militaryslanghistoricalAC Plonk
verb
To set or toss (something) down carelessly.
“When you’ve finished with the sponge, just plonk it back in the sink.”
To sit down heavily and without ceremony.
internet slangTo automatically ignore a particular poster.
“I got tired of his trolling and ad hominem attacks, so I plonked him.”
Set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
“He planked the money on the table”
“He planked himself into the sofa”
Similar: plank, flump, plop, plunk, plump down, plunk down
adverb
followed by a locationPrecisely and forcefully.
“He dropped his bag of tools plonk in the middle of the table.”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).