Plonk — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a cheap wine of inferior quality

the noise of something dropping (as into liquid)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈɔŋk/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈɒŋk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈɒŋk/

1 syllable Say it as /plˈɔŋk/.

Examples

He planked the money on the table
He planked himself into the sofa

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plank plunk down flump plump down plunk plop plump

Parts of Speech

noun	a cheap wine of inferior quality
noun	the noise of something dropping (as into liquid)
verb	set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise “He planked the money on the table”

Word Forms

plonk	verb	set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
plonk	noun	the noise of something dropping (as into liquid)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

plopp

ein billiger Wein von minderer Qualität

🇫🇷French

pinard

un vin bon marché de qualité inférieure

🇪🇸Spanish

morapio

un vino barato de calidad inferior

🇳🇱Dutch

plons

een goedkope wijn van inferieure kwaliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

pancada

um vinho barato de qualidade inferior

🇷🇺Russian

шлепать

дешевое вино низкого качества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्लैंक

निम्न गुणवत्ता की सस्ती शराब

🇮🇳Tamil

ப்ளாங்க்

குறைந்த தரம் கொண்ட மலிவான ஒயின்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్లాంక్

నాసిరకం నాణ్యత కలిగిన చౌకైన వైన్

🇮🇳Marathi

प्लँक

निकृष्ट दर्जाची स्वस्त वाइन

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಲಾಂಕ್

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟದ ಅಗ್ಗದ ವೈನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്ലങ്ക്

നിലവാരം കുറഞ്ഞ ഒരു വിലകുറഞ്ഞ വീഞ്ഞ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

砰砰

劣质廉价酒

🇯🇵Japanese

ポンク

品質の悪い安いワイン

🇰🇷Korean

펑펑

품질이 떨어지는 값싼 와인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phập phồng

một loại rượu rẻ tiền có chất lượng kém

🇹🇭Thai

ไม้กระดาน

ไวน์ราคาถูกคุณภาพต่ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjatuhkan diri

anggur murah dengan kualitas rendah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ارتمى

نبيذ رخيص ذو نوعية رديئة

🇮🇷Persian

پلانک

شراب ارزان با کیفیت پایین

🇮🇱Hebrew

חבל

יין זול באיכות נחותה

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The primary meaning of 'plonk' is 'a cheap wine of inferior quality'.

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Using 'plonk' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'plonk' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'plonk' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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