plonk

verb

/plɒŋk/

/plɑːŋk/

(especially British English)

(North American English usually plunk)

(informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they plonk	/plɒŋk/ /plɑːŋk/
he / she / it plonks	/plɒŋks/ /plɑːŋks/
past simple plonked	/plɒŋkt/ /plɑːŋkt/
past participle plonked	/plɒŋkt/ /plɑːŋkt/
-ing form plonking	/ˈplɒŋkɪŋ/ /ˈplɑːŋkɪŋ/

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plonk something + adv./prep. to put something down on something, especially noisily or carelessly
- He plonked the books down on the table.
- Just plonk your bag anywhere.
plonk yourself (down) to sit down heavily or carelessly
- He just plonked himself down and turned on the TV.

Word Originverb late 19th cent. (originally dialect): imitative; compare with plunk.

plonk

noun

/plɒŋk/

/plɑːŋk/

(especially British English, informal)

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[uncountable] cheap wine that is not of good quality
- a bottle of the local plonk
[countable, usually singular] a low sound like that of something heavy falling and hitting a surface
- She sat down with a plonk.

Word Originnoun sense 1 1930s (originally Australian): probably an alteration of blanc in French vin blanc ‘white wine’. noun sense 2 late 19th cent. (originally dialect): imitative; compare with plunk.