plop
plop Lexical Profile
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• verb
To set, drop, or Seat oneself or something down heavily, casually, or unceremoniously.
"After a long day on his feet, he plopped down onto the sofa with a sigh."
To fall or drop with a sound like that of an object dropping into water without a splash.
"Ripe plums occasionally plopped onto the soft grass beneath the tree."
• noun
A short sound as of a small, solid object dropping into water without a splash.
"The pebble fell into the dark well with a quiet plop."
British Cheap or inferior wine (also used in Australian and New Zealand informal usage).
"We brought a couple of bottles of cheap plop to the barbecue."
• adverb
With the sound or sudden falling motion of a plop.
"The frog jumped off the lily pad and landed plop in the middle of the pond."
• Rhymes for plop
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the early 19th century, 'plop' is of imitative origin, coined to mimic the muffled, splashing sound of a small object dropping into still water.