10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLONKO»
Discover the use of
plonko in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
plonko and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
plonko noun Austral Someone with a taste for 'plonk' or cheap (also poor) wine.
1963–. ploot noun = plute noun. plot noun RAF A group of enemy aircraft as seen
on a radar screen. 1943–59. plotz verb intr. US 1 To burst; esp. fig. to 'explode' ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
2
SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMIMETALS
Groves, S. H., and Plonko, M. C. (1979). Con)'. Ser.—Inst. Phys. No. 45, p. 71.
Groves, S. H., and Plonko, M. C. (l981a). J. Cryst. Growth 54, 81. Groves, S. H.,
and Plonko, M. C. (1981b). Appl. Phys. Lett. 33, 1003. Guggenheim, E. A. (1967).
Robert K. Willardson, W. T. Tsang, 1985
3
Paws for Thought: Stumpy Malone Tells All
Waiting till the Earth Mother had her shaky fingers wrapped round a comforting
glass of El Plonko, he ventured into the unknown. 'Is there any particular reason
why you've put that pink rabbit in the kitten pen?' he asked hesitantly. The Earth ...
4
The Rabbit King: Jack McCraith and his Rabbit Empire
It was an education to me just seeing all this." "The main core of blokes were
always there," remembers Kevin Scott, a refrigeration mechanic. "The casual
plonko type of blokes came and went, the ones that'd do a bit ofwork then go and
spend ...
5
The Pacific and Australasia
Australians may refer to an alcoholic as an alko, alkie, wino, plonko, dipso, or a
goomie if they drink methylated spirits. Alko/alkie are formed by aligning the four-
syllable source alcoholic with a two-syllable template, the second syllable of ...
Kate Burridge, Bernd Kortmann, 2008
... L.M. Liau, Z.L. Lind, T.A. McBride, W.F. Metze, G.M. Molter, L.A.* O'Donnell, F.J.
Palmateer, S.C. Plonko, M.C. Reeder, R.E. Tsang, D.Z. Walpole, J.N. Whitaker, N.
* Woodhouse, J.D. Yap, D.* Yee, A.C. * Research Assistant ANALOG DEVICE ...
Later I hear a mumbled conversation between the EM and one of her cronies
which ends with the EM in an emotional state (as she is most days after the
second glass of El Plonko). 'I suppose you're right,' she snuffles, 'I'm sure he'll get
a good ...
8
Java Lost, a Child Imprisoned: The Belt of Emeralds
... to or about a young Dutch girl odjoh: don't (Javanese) pagar: fence pasar:
open air market patjol: hoe-shaped shovel penatoe: laundry man plonko: a paint,
as in a horse pikoelan: shoulder yoke rajap: termite rokoks kretek: crackle
cigarettes ...
9
Compounds and Alloys Under High Pressure: A Handbook
In-Sb-Te. Banus, M.D., Strauss, A.J., Finn, M.C., Faull, L.S., and Plonko, M.C. (
1964) Superconductivity of IiuSbTe3. Solid State Res. Lincoln Lab. Mass. Inst.
Technol., pp. 34-36 and 40 ...
10
An Australian Dictionary for North Americans
Speaking Strine A North American's Guide to Understanding Australian Words &.
Phrases Akubra. Bingle. Chook. Baggy. Echidna. Furphy. Gibber. Housie-housie.
Iliywhacker. Jaffle. Kindie. Lecky. Matties. Nicky-woop. Offish. Plonko. Quoit.
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLONKO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
plonko is used in the context of the following news items.
Aussie slang ... The word selfie was invented by Australians. Picture …
... trammie (a tram driver or conductor), wettie (a wetsuit), youngie (a young person), mugaccino (a large cappuccino), plonko (an alcoholic), ... «NEWS.com.au, Apr 15»
Fair dinkum, Oxford Online Dictionary adds 500 Aussie slang words
'Plonko' - one whom is partial to many a boozy beverage. - 'Sausage Sizzle' - a charity drive or social event at which hot-dogs are the order of ... «The Vine, Mar 15»
Ocky, mugachino and youngie make the dictionary
YOU probably won't hear the Queen using them, but "ocky", "plonko", "lamington drive" and "mugachino" have the Oxford Dictionary's tick of ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Mar 15»
Les stalk Strine and teach the Poms: Oxford Dictionary adds Aussie …
In its new online edition, the dictionary has listed words and phrases such as rough as guts, plonko, lolly water and sausage sizzle. There's also ... «The Daily Telegraph, Mar 15»
Friends: The One Where Nigel is Discussed
Just give him a couple of cases of Tesco's Vino Plonko, wait till he's so blotto he'll agree to anything and then say, 'Sign this.' When he sobers ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 14»
Roger Mortimer's uproarious dispatches to his daughter Jane
I mixed two bedroom jugs with plonko blanco to which was added much Spanish cooking brandy and the unexpended portion of yesterday's ... «Daily Mail, Mar 14»
Personal Oz - essentials
WINE WEEK: IF you're a bit of a plonko - the old-fashioned word for wine tragic - then Melbourne and surrounds will be the place to be from ... «The Australian, Oct 13»
