Meaning & use
plotz
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To collapse or react with great excitement, exhaustion, or strong emotion.
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When she heard the news, she nearly plotzed with excitement.
After the marathon, he plotzed onto the couch and didn't move for an hour.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Yiddish; used mainly in informal American English, often for comic effect.
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