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Australian-Canadian for cheap wine
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plonk
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a cheap wine of inferior quality the noise of something dropping (as into liquid) v. set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa" [syn: plank , flump , plop , plunk ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Plonk is a non-specific and derogatory term used primarily in British and Australian English for wine . It is believed to come from Australian slang, in reference to blanc (the French word for "white"), before it became naturalised in Britain. Despite the ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1874, imitative. From 1903 as a noun. Related: Plonked ; plonking .
Usage examples of plonk.
He thumbed through to the section on plonks and unbuttoned his jacket and checked his curdler while he read it.
Clive rummaged around in the biscuit barrel, prised out a gooey macaroon stuck to the bottom and plonked it down on England.
Kitty returned to the table, plonked down what appeared to be a hazard to shipping in off-white, dotted with black spots that could be raisins or detonators.
Stilton pulled another beer crate closer and plonked himself down on it.
Stilton snapped to, plonked himself down in one of the bucket chairs by the window.
Nailer was clutching a plywood chair, which he plonked down a few feet away from Cal.
Cormack plonked himself down in the chair Kitty had sat in only last night, contracted to a human size, pushed his glasses that bit further up his nose and smiled nervously.
Reggie plonked himself on a chair, McKendrick picked Up a newspaper off the table and looked grim.
The waiter plonked a plate of poppadums and a tray of relishes in front of them.
She dumped the drinks on the table and plonked herself down in a chair at right angles to the other two women.
She sniffed, added milk to her drink and plonked herself down at the table opposite him.
Frost plonked himself down on the settee and pulled out his cigarettes.
Eileen swung the rake down from her shoulder, plonked it in the ground in front of her and leaned on the handle.
Tony plonked himself on the floor beside Peggy and handed her the poinsettia.
She plonked her bulging handbag on the chair beside Banks, gave him an impish grin and made for the bar.