plonk

Low-quality table wine

Plonk has two distinct meanings.

As a verb, to plonk is to set something down heavily or carelessly: She plonked the groceries on the counter.

You can plonk yourself down in a chair.

The word suggests a dull, heavy sound.

Separately, plonk is British and Australian slang for cheap, low-quality wine: a bottle of plonk from the corner shop.

sound

thud

Dull impact noise

plop · drop · set-down · deposit · dump · land · fall · bang · slam · crash

wine

cheap

Low in price

low-cost · affordable · boxed · jug · rotgut · swill · drinkable · quaffable · supermarket · everyday

placement

drop

Fall or release

  • dumpWaste disposal site
  • setArrange in position
  • depositPlace for safekeeping

toss · throw · fling · slap · slam · land · flop · collapse · sprawl · settle

pouring

glug

Liquid pouring sound

  • gurgleBubbling liquid sound
  • splashLiquid scattering on impact
  • sloshLiquid moving messily

pour · trickle · drip · sploosh · bloop · gush · flow · stream · decant · slug

Categories
Opposites
wine quality

plonkvintage wine

Aged fermented grape beverage

grand cru · Dom Pérignon · Bordeaux · Burgundy

manner of placement (verb sense)

plonkarrange

Place methodically

nestle · set · situate

Family

plonks, plonker, plonked, plonking

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G