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plonk¹ Definition

plonk (pläŋk)

transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun

plunk

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.

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