variant of plunk
1
: to pluck or hit so as to produce a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound
2
: to set down suddenly : plump
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New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Your wee ones can simply plonk the characters on top to trigger related stories or songs.
—Parker Hall, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
Even touches that border on cutesy, like a second shroom experiment that fails to bring back Older Elliott but instead plonks Chad into her childhood Justin Bieber obsession, are actually pretty hilarious.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
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Verb
And playback will pause when the headphones detect they're being removed from the wearer's head, then resume when plonked back on.
—New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025
Your wee ones can simply plonk the characters on top to trigger related stories or songs.
—Parker Hall, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Noun
Many wine drinkers’ lone reference point for Beaujolais is the barely drinkable plonk that arrives on our shores around Thanksgiving every year.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
Even touches that border on cutesy, like a second shroom experiment that fails to bring back Older Elliott but instead plonks Chad into her childhood Justin Bieber obsession, are actually pretty hilarious.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Plonk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plonk. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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