See plonk on Wiktionary
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/df/En-au-plonk.ogg/En-au-plonk.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/En-au-plonk.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɒŋk"
}
],
"word": "plonk"
}
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