as in to plop
to throw or set down clumsily or casually for now, just flump the rug on the floor—we'll unroll it later

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plop
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  • The Band-Aid fix might be to plop practice squad guard Calvin Throckmorton in the lineup to give the Broncos a more natural fit at the position.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Gunn flew the brothers to Savannah, Georgia, and plopped them on a stage built on an actual paddlewheel boat, with hundreds of extras in the crowd.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Flump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flump. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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