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plonk

[ plongk ]

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. inferior or cheap wine.


plonk

1

/ ±è±ôÉ’Å‹°ì /

verb

  1. often foll by down to drop or be dropped, esp heavily or suddenly

    he plonked the money on the table

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noun

  1. the act or sound of plonking
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interjection

  1. an exclamation imitative of this sound
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plonk

2

/ ±è±ôÉ’Å‹°ì /

noun

  1. informal.
    alcoholic drink, usually wine, esp of inferior quality
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of plonk1

1925–30; perhaps alteration of French ( vin ) blanc white (wine)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of plonk1

C20: perhaps from French blanc white, as in vin blanc white wine
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They came to a peak in April 2019, when protestors brought parts of the capital to a halt for more than a week and plonked a large pink boat in the middle of Oxford Circus.

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The company says there are plenty of places with so-called stranded energy that they can plonk their bitcoin mine next to.

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"I was about to sing and in he steps, plonks himself in the middle of the front row," the actor says.

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On Thursday there was no doubt over the identity of the maximum man, as Smith plonked half a dozen over the rope.

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As the light faded and the second new ball shone, the gift of Babar Azam plonking his pad in front of the stumps was nothing more than England deserved.

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