plunk

UK: plʌŋk | US: plʌŋk

Definition

  1. v. to drop or place something heavily or abruptly

  2. v. to play a stringed instrument by plucking its strings

  3. n. a short, hollow sound made by a heavy object falling

  4. n. (slang) a dollar

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Etymology

"Plunk" is an onomatopoeic word imitating the sound of a heavy object dropping or a string being plucked. First recorded in the 19th century, it captures the abrupt, resonant quality of such actions. Its slang meaning ("a dollar") likely derives from the sound of coins clinking.

Examples

  1. She plunked the groceries onto the counter with a sigh.

  2. He plunked the guitar strings lazily.

  3. The book fell with a plunk onto the wooden floor.

  4. "It cost me fifty plunks," he joked about the cheap meal.

  5. Plunk! The stone hit the water and sank immediately.