plunk
plunk Lexical Profile
plunk Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To drop, set down, or throw something heavily, abruptly, or carelessly.
"She walked into the kitchen and plunked the heavy grocery bags onto the counter."
To pluck the strings of a musical instrument or press piano keys in a casual, mechanical, or unskillful manner.
"He sat on the porch Steps and lazily plunked his old banjo."
North American To hit or strike someone or something squarely with a projectile (especially a batter with a pitched baseball).
"The pitcher accidentally plunked the cleanup hitter in the shoulder with a curveball."
• noun
A short, hollow, metallic, or heavy thudding sound, such as that made by plucking a taut string or dropping an object into water.
"He heard the resonant plunk of a stone dropping into the deep well."
North American A sharp, heavy blow or strike.
"The stray baseball gave the wooden fence a loud plunk."
American A dollar (used in informal, dated slang).
"He paid ten plunks for a ticket to the county fair."
• adverb
With a sudden, heavy, or hollow thudding sound; directly or squarely.
"The heavy textbook fell plunk onto the wooden desk."
• Rhymes for plunk
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 18th century, the word is of imitative origin, coined to mimic the dull, hollow sound of a heavy object dropping or a string being plucked.