"plunky" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: plunkier [comparative], plunkiest [superlative]
Etymology: plunk + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plunk|y}} plunk + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|plunkier}} plunky (comparative plunkier, superlative plunkiest)
  1. (informal) Making a plunking sound. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-plunky-en-adj-Mm3ppg~D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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