plonk
/plɔɳk/
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Definition
Noun:
- A dull, heavy sound: The noise made when a solid object falls or is dropped into liquid or onto a surface.
- Cheap, inferior wine: (Informal, chiefly British & Australian) A term for inexpensive, low-quality wine.
Verb:
- To set down heavily or carelessly: To put or drop something (or oneself) with a dull, heavy sound, often without care.
Usage Examples
Noun (Sound):
- The stone fell into the well with a loud plonk.
- We heard the plonk of the book hitting the floor.
Noun (Wine):
- He brought a bottle of cheap plonk to the party.
- We drank some awful plonk last night.
Verb:
- She plonked the groceries onto the kitchen counter.
- After work, he just plonked himself in front of the TV.
Advanced Usage
"to plonk something down": To put something down heavily and decisively, often to make a point.
- He plonked the evidence down on the lawyer's desk.
"to plonk oneself down": To sit down heavily and unceremoniously.
- Exhausted, she plonked herself down on the nearest bench.
Variants and Related Words
- Plonker (noun, informal, chiefly British): A foolish or stupid person.
- Don't be such a plonker!
Synonyms
- Noun (Sound): Thud, thump, plop.
- Noun (Wine): Vin ordinaire, table wine, cheap wine.
- Verb: Plump, flump, dump.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Plonk down: Synonymous with the verb usage; to put down or pay (money) heavily.
- He plonked down fifty dollars for the ticket.
Related Idioms
- "Plonk and play": (Informal, rare) Refers to casually putting on a record to listen to it.
- We'll just plonk on some music and relax.
Noun
- the noise of something dropping (as into liquid)
- a cheap wine of inferior quality
Verb
- 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