"plonky" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-plonky.ogg Forms: plonkier [comparative], plonkiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒŋki Etymology: From plonk + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plonk|y}} plonk + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|plonkier}} plonky (comparative plonkier, superlative plonkiest)
  1. (slang, of wine) cheap and inferior Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-plonky-en-adj-fqft1JkH
  2. (informal) Having an unappealing thudding sound. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-plonky-en-adj-JjbiiAUj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: plinky-plonky

Inflected forms

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