Talk:plunk
Latest comment: 4 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic adverb (U.S.)
It is used in a different sense here [1]. I'm not sure exactly what definition is in use at this link.
- The quote is:
- “Now that Richard Pombo is getting a chance to spend more time plunking varmints back at his ranch,”
- so the sense is “to strike”, in this context with connotations of “on the head, underfoot”. Compare (deprecated template usage) whack (as in (deprecated template usage) whack-a-mole), (deprecated template usage) bop (bop on the head), etc. If this is not an idiosyncratic usage, it warrants another definition – thanks!
- —Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 21:01, 19 September 2010 (UTC)
adverb (U.S.) edit
adverb (U.S.) 1. with plunk: with the action or sound of a sudden heavy fall 2. exactly: precisely or exactly (informal) plunk in the middle Microsoft® Encarta® 2009