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plonked

plonked is the simple past and past participle of plonk.

Meaning of plonk

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. (reflexive) To sit down heavily and without ceremony.
    • Using a tractor fan, shock absorbers, PVC pipes, a bicycle frame and anything else he could lay his hands on, he then built a rudimentary wooden tower, plonked his home-made generator on the top, and eventually got one, and then four bulbs to light up.2009 October 2, John Vidal, “'Tilting at windmills: the boy who harnessed the wind'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  3. (Internet, transitive) To automatically ignore or block a particular poster.
    • I got tired of his trolling and ad hominem attacks, so I plonked him.
    Synonyms:
    kill file

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Questions about plonked

What is plonked the simple past and past participle of?
Plonked is the simple past and past participle of plonk.

Words near plonked in the dictionary

  1. plongé leathers
  2. plongée
  3. plongées
  4. plonk
  5. plonkable
  6. plonked
  7. plonkee
  8. plonkees
  9. plonker
  10. plonkers
  11. plonkier

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