Kerplunk Definition
kər-plŭnk
kerplunks
verb
To fall or drop heavily or with a thud.
Webster's New World
noun
A kerplunking sound or movement.
American Heritage
interjection
(used to suggest) The sound of something heavy falling or dropping with a thud.
Webster's New World
A thudding or thunking sound.
Wiktionary
adverb
With or as with such a sound.
I tripped and fell kerplunk.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Kerplunk
Noun
Singular:
kerplunkPlural:
kerplunksOrigin of Kerplunk
ker- intensive pref. (probably from Scots) plunk
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From ker- + plunk.
From Wiktionary
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