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plunkety-plunk

plunkety-plunk noun: a repeated plunk or twanging sound, especially a rhythmic one produced by picking a banjo or other stringed instrument.

Noun

plunkety-plunk (usually uncountable, plural plunkety-plunks)

  1. (figuratively, informal, usually) A repeated plunk or twanging sound, especially a rhythmic one produced by picking a banjo or other stringed instrument.

Adjective

plunkety-plunk

  1. (figuratively, informal) Of such a sound.

Forms of plunkety-plunk

pluralplunkety-plunks

Origin of plunkety-plunk

From plunk + -ety with reduplication.

Questions about plunkety-plunk

What does plunkety-plunk mean?
Plunkety-plunk means a repeated plunk or twanging sound, especially a rhythmic one produced by picking a banjo or other stringed instrument.
What part of speech is plunkety-plunk?
Plunkety-plunk can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of plunkety-plunk?
The plural of plunkety-plunk is plunkety-plunks.

Words near plunkety-plunk in the dictionary

  1. plunket
  2. plunkets
  3. Plunkett
  4. Plunketts
  5. Plunketts Creek
  6. plunkety-plunk
  7. plunkety-plunks
  8. plunkier
  9. plunkiest
  10. plunking
  11. plunkings

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