Meaning & use
Plonk
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Informal British term for cheap or inferior wine.
See it in a sentence
They brought a bottle of plonk to the picnic instead of anything fancy.
The party ran on cheap plonk and paper cups.
A note on using this word
Possibly derived from a jokey alteration of the French 'vin blanc' (white wine) used by British soldiers in World War I.
Words with a similar meaning
cheap wine
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To set something down heavily or carelessly.
He plonked his bag down on the kitchen table.
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