plotz

English

Etymology

From Yiddish פּלאַצן (platsn, “to split, crack, burst, explode”), from Middle High German platzen, blatzen, "to loudly strike".

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈplɑts/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈplɒts/

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  Rhymes: -ɒts

Verb

plotz (third-person singular simple present plotzes, present participle plotzing, simple past and past participle plotzed) (intransitive)

1. To flop down wearily.
2. To faint.
3. To fall down dead.
4. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) To strongly feel exasperation, pleasure, or other emotions.