"planking" meaning in English

See planking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-planking.wav Forms: plankings [plural]
Etymology: From plank + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plank|ing}} plank + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} planking (countable and uncountable, plural plankings)
  1. A series of planks; a group of planks. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (series of planks): дъсчена облицовка (dǎsčena oblicovka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), lankutus (Finnish), tavolato [masculine] (Italian), bordage [masculine] (Norman), bordaille [feminine] (Norman), bord dé baté [masculine] (Norman), entablado (Spanish), entarimado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-planking-en-noun-ga1hUTw6 Disambiguation of 'series of planks': 96 4
  2. (slang) The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Translations (practice of lying face down with arms to the sides): plaanken [neuter] (Dutch Low Saxon), planking [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-planking-en-noun-Np5wQiO8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch Low Saxon translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Internet memes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 89 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 12 72 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 71 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 87 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 88 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 74 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch Low Saxon translations: 5 88 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 72 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 73 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 13 73 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 74 15 Disambiguation of Internet memes: 13 71 16 Disambiguation of 'practice of lying face down with arms to the sides': 2 98

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-planking.wav
Etymology: From plank + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plank|ing}} plank + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} planking
  1. present participle and gerund of plank Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: plank
    Sense id: en-planking-en-verb-u-K032IP

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