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plonks

plonks is the plural of plonk.

plonks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plonk.

Meaning of plonk

Noun (1)

plonk (plural plonks)

  1. (countable) The sound of something solid landing.
    • I just heard a plonk – did something fall down in the kitchen?

Noun (2)

plonk (uncountable)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal) Cheap or inferior everyday wine.
    • The third category of wines is highly unattractive as these may only be sold as generic wines (white, red or rosé), without reference to any geographical location. Only surplus plonk and cooking wine would aspire to fall in this segment, which can be blended with any other wine - to any extent.1998, Pierre Spahni, Swiss Wine Market Report, page 95
  2. (historical, slang) AC Plonk

Noun (3)

plonk (plural plonks)

  1. (Ireland, UK, countable, derogatory, slang) A female police constable.
    • Chris and that plonk had better be flushing the scum out.

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Phrases with plonks

Questions about plonks

What is plonks the plural of?
Plonks is the plural of plonk.

Words near plonks in the dictionary

  1. plonkiest
  2. plonking
  3. plonkings
  4. plonko
  5. plonkos
  6. plonks
  7. plonky
  8. Plonski
  9. Plonskis
  10. Ploof
  11. Ploofs

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