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plonker dial. and slang.|ˈplɒŋkə(r)|
[f. plonk v.]
1. a. Something large or substantial of its kind. dial.
1861C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds 386 ‘A plonker’ is an article having extraordinary substance. A piece of woven material unusually thick is ‘a plonker’. 1885Pudsey Almanack & Hist. Reg. Mar., Sitha Bill at that young woman's improver, isn't it a plonker? 1898B. Kirkby Lakeland Words 114 Noo that's a plonker. 1903Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 550/1 That turnip's a plonker.
b. A shell. Austral.
1941Baker Dict. Austral. Slang 55 Plonker, a shell. Diggers' slang. 1961Partridge Dict. Slang Suppl. 1226/1 Plonker, a (cannon) shell: Australian soldiers': 1939 +.
2. (See quot. 1970). slang.
1966J. Gaskell All Neat in Black Stockings 72 If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself. 1970Sunday Truth (Brisbane) 13 Sept. 36/2 Do you know what a plonker is?—It's a chap who shares his ladyfriends with his mate.
Add:[2.] For def. read: A foolish or inept person. (Later examples.)
1982N.Y. Times 12 Feb. 2d/1 ‘If you want to influence the general liquidity situation..,’ the economic plonker begins, pretending to expect a reply. 1987Match Fishing Feb./Mar. 52/1 To say that I was a plonker at the game was an understatement, but I wanted to learn. 1988Smash Hits 19 Oct. 9/3, I look at a dress and think because it's fashionable it'll look good and then I go out with it on and realise what a plonker I look. |