plonk

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /plɒŋk/, SAMPA: /plQnk/
• (US) enPR: plänk, IPA: /plɑŋk/, SAMPA: /plAnk/
• Rhymes: -ɒŋk

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

plonk

1. The sound made by something solid landing.
2. (Internet) The supposed sound of adding a user to one's killfile.

Noun

plonk (plural plonks)

1. (countable) The sound of something solid landing.

   I just heard a plonk — did something fall down in the kitchen?

Verb

plonk (third-person singular simple present plonks, present participle plonking, simple past and past participle plonked)

1. (transitive) To set or toss (something) down carelessly.

   When you’ve finished with the sponge, just plonk it back in the sink.

2. (transitive, Internet, slang) In Internet forums, to automatically ignore a particular poster; killfile.

   I got tired of his trolling and ad hominem attacks, so I plonked him.

Derived terms

• plonker

Adverb

plonk (not comparable)

1. (followed by a location) Precisely and forcefully.

   He dropped his bag of tools plonk in the middle of the table.

Synonyms

• bang
• slap bang

Derived terms

• plonker

Etymology 2

Probably an alteration of French vin + blanc, “white wine” by law of Hobson-Jobson. Recorded earliest in the form of plinketty-plonk. Possibly influenced by the sound of wine being poured into a glass.

WW1 Military – Rhyming slang Plinketty Plonk – Vin Blanc (See 'A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English' – Eric Partridge published by Routledge & Kegan Paul)

Noun

plonk (uncountable)

1. (uncountable, UK, Australian, New Zealand, Canada, informal) Cheap or inferior everyday wine.

   We had sandwiches and a bottle of plonk for dinner last night!

Translations

cheap or inferior wine

French: pinard (fr) m.

Etymology 3

Probably a shortening of plonker.

Noun

plonk (plural plonks)

1. (countable) (dated, UK, law enforcement, slang) 1970s UK police slang for a female police constable.

   Chris and that plonk had better be flushing the scum out.