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(transitive) To set or toss (something) down carelessly. / (reflexive) To sit down heavily and without ceremony. / (transitive, Internet slang) To automatically ignore a particular poster.

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plonk

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Source Word

plonk

IPA(Pronunciation)

/plɒŋk/

Verb

transitive reflexive Internet slang

(transitive) To set or toss (something) down carelessly. / (reflexive) To sit down heavily and without ceremony. / (transitive, Internet slang) To automatically ignore a particular poster.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞）物をいい加減に置いたり、投げ捨てる。 / （自動詞、reflexiveの用法）重々しく、形式ばらずに座り込む。 / （他動詞、インターネットスラング）特定の投稿者を自動的に無視する。

What is this buttons?

I saw him plonk the suitcase on the platform.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私は彼がスーツケースをどさっと駅のホームに置くのを見た。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To set or toss (something) down carelessly.

When you’ve finished with the sponge, just plonk it back in the sink.

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Sense（2）

(reflexive) To sit down heavily and without ceremony.

Changing trains at Hereford, I catch the West Midlands Class 170 that is waiting for me at Platform 1. Plonking myself in a table bay, I settle in to enjoy the trip on what is another quiet train - well, until Ledbury, where a couple of dozen people are waiting.

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