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plonk

/plɒŋk/

noun

Meaning

  • The sound of something solid landing.

    "I just heard a plonk – did something fall down in the kitchen?"

verb

Meaning

  • To set or toss (something) down carelessly.

    "When you’ve finished with the sponge, just plonk it back in the sink."

  • To automatically ignore a particular poster.

    "I got tired of his trolling and ad hominem attacks, so I plonked him."

Synonyms

killfile

adverb

Meaning

  • (followed by a location) Precisely and forcefully.

    "He dropped his bag of tools plonk in the middle of the table."

Synonyms

bang,
slap bang

interjection

Meaning

  • The sound made by something solid landing.

  • The supposed sound of adding a user to one's killfile.