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kerplunk
ker·plunk K0041925 (kər-plŭnk′)intr.v. ker·plunked, ker·plunk·ing, ker·plunks To fall with a sound like that of a heavy object falling into water.n. A kerplunking sound or movement. [ker-, intensive pref. (probably from Scots) + plunk.] ker·plunk′ adv.kerplunk (kəˈplʌŋk) n1. informal a sound of something landing noisily2. old-fashioned slang US an unexpected disappointmentadvto make a noise when landing on or hitting the bottom of somethingker•plunk (kərˈplʌŋk) adv. with or as if with a sudden muffled thud: The rock hit the water kerplunk. [1885–90; see ker-, plunk] |