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Meaning of "plonker" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLONKER

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PRONUNCIATION OF PLONKER

plonker  [ˈplɒŋkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLONKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plonker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLONKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of plonker in the English dictionary

The definition of plonker in the dictionary is a stupid person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLONKER


anchor
ˈæŋkə
Bangka
ˈbæŋkə
Banka
ˈbæŋkə
banker
ˈbæŋkə
bunker
ˈbʌŋkə
Casablanca
ˌkæsəˈblæŋkə
concha
ˈkɒŋkə
conker
ˈkɒŋkə
conquer
ˈkɒŋkə
Dzongka
ˈzɒŋkə
Dzongkha
ˈzɒŋkə
finca
ˈfɪŋkə
honker
ˈhɒŋkə
Inca
ˈɪŋkə
linker
ˈlɪŋkə
reconquer
ˌriːˈkɒŋkə
stonker
ˈstɒŋkə
tanker
ˈtæŋkə
tinker
ˈtɪŋkə
tonker
ˈtɒŋkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLONKER

plod
plodded
plodder
plodding
ploddingly
ploddingness
plodge
Plomer
plonge
plonk
plonking
plonko
plook
plooky
plop
plopped
plopping
plosion
plosive
plot

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLONKER

anker
beer drinker
blinker
canker
clinker
drinker
flanker
funker
hunker
janker
Junker
klinker
pinker
ranker
sinker
skinker
stinker
supertanker
wanker
younker

Synonyms and antonyms of plonker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plonker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLONKER

Find out the translation of plonker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plonker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plonker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

plonker
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plonker
570 millions of speakers

English

plonker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

plonker
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

plonker
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

plonker
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plonker
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

plonker
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

imbécile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plonker
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pimmel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

愚か者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plonker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

plonker
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

plonker
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्लंकर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

plonker
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

plonker
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plonker
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

plonker
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plonker
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

plonker
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plonker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plonker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plonker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plonker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLONKER»

The term «plonker» is regularly used and occupies the 90.944 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLONKER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «plonker» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «plonker» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plonker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLONKER»

Discover the use of plonker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plonker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Characterizing the U.S. Industrial Base for Coal-Powered ...
at Plonker who stood gingerly on the bank. She was trying to dip her chin under without getting her paws wet. “Come on precious paws, it's only water.” “I've told you, cats don't like water,” she answered tightly. “Cats are funny creatures,” I ...
Constantine Samaras, Jeffrey A. Drezner, Henry H. Willis, 2011
2
The Arab Spring: Rebellion, Revolution, and a New World Order
How. Gaddafi. became. a. plonker. MARINA HYDE ' Guardian, 27 August DID YOU SEE that gold mermaid sofa which belonged to Colonel Gaddafi's daughter ? To adapt George Orwell's famous observations on the goosestep, a gold ...
Toby Manhire, 2012
3
Reconnecting Culture, Technology and Nature: From Society to ...
That he has a 'total plonker index' at all says something about this character and his relation to the car: he is always in a hurry, has a tendency toward aggression, and is superficial in that he is exercised deeply by the status that attaches to his ...
Mike Michael, 2012
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Mumford & Sons 
“'You plonker!' I muttered to myself repeatedly and into a tear stained pillow. ' PLONKER! PLONKER! PLONKER!'” Thomas continued. “After crying and reciting thesewordsof penitenceall morning Ifinally plucked upthe courageto tell the lads  ...
Chloe Govan, 2013
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The Best of Verity Stob
And, of course, there are fan web sites, e.g. http://www.arrysbrewsite.co.uk. plonker This word is now generally synonymous with “idiot,” as in “You utter plonker!” although its original, ruder meaning can be glimpsed in the phrase “Are you ...
Verity Stob, 2005
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
[Origin uncertain; perh. shortened from plonker noun.] plonked adjective Drunk, intoxicated. 1943–. LIFE A few badly plonked soldiers blearily unaware of just where they were (1943). [From plonk1 noun.] plonker noun 1 Austral, services' An  ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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Calling
8. Plonker. Music. ob's really terrible,' Frances moaned to Jose, as they walked down together to the Leeds Town Hall, the venue for the concert. 'One week and three days and I feel like I've been harassed for months. Nowt's good enough for  ...
Chris Maunder, 2010
8
The Broadcast Voice
7. Signposting. the. sense. (or. how. not. to. be. a. plonker). Voice teachers have a mystifying language of their own which is largely impenetrable to the everyday broadcaster – words like 'intonation' and 'inflexions' are all very well in theory, ...
Jenni Mills, 2004
9
American Motorcyclist
The 1971% Plonker and the 125cc Yankee/ Ossa Stiletto will be available in mid- summer. In May, the new 250cc Stiletto TT will be on the market. Ossa has been enjoying a series of competition victories. Barry Higgins won the Can-Am and ...
10
The Dialect of Leeds and Its Neighbourhood: Illustrated by ...
PLONKER. " A plonker " is an article having extraordinary substance. A piece of woven material unusually thick is " a plonker." PLUMB. Exact ; in complete going order. " Ah wur thear plum' to t' time." A man " not altogether there " " issant plum'.
C. Clough Robinson, 1862

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLONKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plonker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Spike O'Sullivan hoping to join Thomond showdown
The first one was Muhammad Ali, the second one was Steve Collins and that plonker Chris Eubank. This will only be the third so it would be ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
2
Ed Sheeran once sharted on stage: 'It was, like, midway through a …
... errors of judgement that rival the time you wore an eskimo hat and mittens to a party and looked like an absolute plonker for the whole night. «Sugarscape, Jul 15»
3
Anne Reid scared before sex scene with Daniel Craig in The Mother
''Although if I did it again, I'd be much, much sexier. I'd really go for the sex much more. You don't want to look like a complete plonker do you? «TV3.ie, Jul 15»
4
Mum takes revenge on man blocking family parking bay
What side did you get them out as one side is clearly more hazardous?! The bloke was a plonker for parking there but your reaction is worse!". «MadeForMums, Jul 15»
5
Hear Metallica Played From The Inside Of A Guitar
Who cares that he looked like a bit of a plonker. He just Hetfielded right through it, laughed it off and used his ace in the hole – being FUCKING ... «Kerrang!, Jul 15»
6
Getting ready to deliver the knockout blows at The Open
... winning both the Masters and US Open earlier this year and you would be a plonker to bet against him after his awesome 3rd round (66, -11). «Today's Golfer, Jul 15»
7
Tiger laughing off his woes
... prompt the headline “Rodney, you plonker!” Woods chunked his chip at the first hole into the burn in front of the green like a weekend hacker. «Independent Online, Jul 15»
8
Fans have fun on Sneijder's Wikipedia page
The intro ends: “God bless Rodney, ya plonker.” IMG-20150716-WA0000. And under the heading of “career statistics” the page had been ... «Evening Telegraph, Jul 15»
9
Times food critic under fire for panning Portuguese cuisine
... to UK food, but If you want good Portuguese food, talk to the locals, taxi drivers and so on don't be put off by this so called expert plonker! «The Portugal News, Jul 15»
10
Hyundai signs up Kelly Brook as car drama queen
... help from eternal would-be something or other Kelly Brook and Siblings actor Tom Stourton, who plays a wired up plonker worryingly well. «More About Advertising | Insights into Advertising, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Plonker [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/plonker>. May 2024 ».
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