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Where does “plonk” come from?

plonk (English) comes from French vin blanc — white wine.

plonk (English): The sound made by something solid landing; The...

Definitions

  1. The sound made by something solid landing; The...

Ancestry of “plonk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvin blancwhite wine

Words derived from “plonk”

  • plonker
  • plonky
  • plonkee
  • plonkable
  • unplonk
  • Europlonk
  • plonko
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