单词 | plotz |
释义 | plotzv. U.S. slang. 1. intransitive. To burst, explode. Chiefly figurative: to demonstrate or exhibit extreme anger, surprise, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > manifestation of anger > show anger [verb (intransitive)] > explode with or give vent to anger to fly outc1400 to flame out, upa1701 explode1834 detonate1836 plotzc1920 c1920 L. Hart Jake Baker in Compl. Lyrics (1986) 42/2 If I don't eat matzohs..he plotzes. 1967 P. Welles Babyhip iii. 46 ‘You're not smoking that filthy thing in here. I'll plotz,’ Mrs Green said. 1968 L. Rosten Joys of Yiddish 292 So Pincus broke into a run, and he ran and he ran until he thought his heart would plotz. 1978 J. Krantz Scruples vii. 214 She came back to pick them up today and plotzed for joy all over the studio. 1995 City Paper (Baltimore) 13 Sept. 50/3 You'll really plotz when you spot Tommy Tune in his movie debut. 2. a. intransitive. To sit down wearily; to flop; to slouch; to loaf. Also with around. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action of placing or holding body in relaxed posture > place or hold body in relaxed posture [verb (intransitive)] loll1377 lollop1745 relent1745 lounge1746 unwind1938 plotz1941 untense1970 the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > be slothful or lazy [verb (intransitive)] > idle or loaf luskc1330 lubber1530 to play the truant, -s1560 lazea1592 lazy1612 meecha1625 lounge1671 saunter1672 sloungea1682 slive1707 soss1711 lolpoop1722 muzz1758 shack1787 hulkc1793 creolize1802 maroon1808 shackle1809 sidle1828 slinge1834 sossle1837 loaf1838 mike1838 to sit around1844 hawm1847 wanton1847 sozzle1848 mooch1851 slosh1854 bum1857 flane1876 slummock1877 dead-beat1881 to lop about1881 scow1901 scowbank1901 stall1916 doss1937 plotz1941 lig1960 loon1969 the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > be sitting or seated [verb (intransitive)] > sit down > heavily or unceremoniously soss1790 (to sit) flat down1852 dump1891 plonk1932 plotz1941 1941 A. Kober My Dear Bella 199 At the end of a day I'm just like a wet rag... All I'm good for is to plotz in a chair. 1960 J. Kirkwood There must be Pony! vi. 43 He just kind of plotzed around waiting to fall into some sort of a cushy job. 1978 R. Condon Bandicoot xv. 91 We are plotzing one night and I bring out a whole miniature roulette layout. 1997 Village Voice (Nexis) 18 Nov. 12 I plotzed into an easy chair and became immersed in a magazine. b. transitive. To sit (a person) down heavily or unceremoniously; to put down and abandon. Frequently reflexive. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > sit on [verb (transitive)] > seat or cause to sit setc888 settleOE sitc1300 to set downa1470 siegea1500 seat1623 plotz1969 1969 Post Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 27 Aug. 5/3 Recently, they plotzed themselves in a stag-only-at-noon restaurant and fiddled with the silverware for two hours. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 30 Oct. 20/1 I find there is still little to justify a parent plotzing his offspring in front of the tube for long hours on Saturday morning. 2000 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 24 Oct. (Features Mag.) c2 Klezmer music..can be cleanly lifted from its ethnic roots and plotzed down in the middle of art music. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.c1920 |
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