plonks

Sets down heavily

Plonks serves as the third-person singular of plonk, meaning to set something down heavily or carelessly: She plonks her bag on the table every day.

In British and Australian slang, plonks is also the plural of plonk—cheap, low-quality wine: We brought a few plonks to the party.

sound

thud

Dull impact noise

clang · thwack · bonk · clatter · bang · knock · rap · plop · splat · impact

dropping

drop

Fall or release

dump · thump · slap down · flop · land · settle · plunk · slam · throw down · toss

wine

table wine

Ordinary mealtime bottle

vino · rotgut · swill · hooch

clumsiness

fumble

Handle with clumsy fingers

botch · flop · klutz · ham-fisted · awkward · clumsy · ungainly · maladroit · bumbling · oafish

Opposites
manner of placement

plonksnestles

Settles in snugly

tucks · situates

wine quality

plonksvintage wines

Older bottled grape beverages

Dom Pérignon

Family

plonk, plonked, plonking

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G