plonk
plonk¹
Definition
plonk (pläŋk)
transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
plonk²
Definition
plonk (pläŋk)
noun
Brit., Informal cheap, inferior wine
Etymology: < ? Fr (vin) blanc, white (wine)
plonk
Usage Examples
Object
- bag: He would pull cycle clips off his trousers and plonk an ancient shopping bag on the desk in front of him.
- load: As I donned rubber gloves and plonked the first load into the sink, I noticed there was no plug in the plughole.
- glass: He picked up the drinks and brought them over. 'There you are Malcolm. ' He plonked a glass of lager down. 'Thank you.
- couple: The owner was a lovely guy who plonked a couple of bottles of vodka on the table in front of us.
Preposition: on
- top: Great Aunt Bessie's expensive hairdo will probably end up looking like five gray bricks plonked on the top of her head.
Adjective modifier
- cheap: The winning team from Bury managed a very credible 18 out of 40 to win the hotly contested bottle of cheap plonk!
- Italian: In addition, 371 million bottles of Italian plonk will go the same way.
- local: Some of the local Greek plonk ( sorry Demitri ) is very nice.
Modifying Another Word
- just: Cases were just plonked on our desks with no discussion beforehand.
- then: They then plonked the dummy down onto the sofa.
- down: I nearly got pipped today: a fuse from an antiaircraft shell came down plonk at my feet from about 2 miles up.
- back: She lifted her head to check us out and then plonked back onto the ground and to sleep again.
- simply: Instead the developers have simply plonked in a custom mode, which allows you to practice a battle using your own parameters.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- down: The question to ask yourself every time is am I getting good enough odds to justify plonking down my money?
Followed by a transitive particle
- down: Go immediately to your local Odeon, and plonk down a fiver.
- up: For the next three days we plonked up the Sambre.
Preposition: in
- middle: It looks like its famous twin plonked in the middle of the Sahara.
- front: They are often plonked in front of the television to keep them quiet and out of the way.
Noun used with modifier
- house: Both of them were vile examples of house plonk at its worst.
