kerplunk

(kər pluŋk′)

interjection

used to suggest the sound of something heavy falling or dropping with a thud

noun

such a sound

adverb

with or as with such a sound: I tripped and fell kerplunk

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to fall or drop with a thud or heavily

See kerplunk in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb ker·plunked, ker·plunk·ing, ker·plunks

To fall with a sound like that of a heavy object falling rapidly into water.

noun

A kerplunking sound or movement.

Origin:

Origin: ker-, intensive pref. (probably from Scots)

Origin: + plunk

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