verb, noun
verb (especially BrE) (AmE usually plunk) [VN] (informal)
1 [+adv./prep.] to put sth down on sth, especially noisily or carelessly:
He plonked the books down on the table. * Just plonk your bag anywhere.
2 ~ (yourself) (down) to sit down heavily or carelessly:
He just plonked himself down and turned on the TV.
noun (informal, especially BrE)
1 [U] cheap wine that is not of good quality:
a bottle of the local plonk
2 [C,usually sing.] a low sound like that of sth heavy falling and hitting a surface:
She sat down with a plonk.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for plonk is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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