plonk
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9.5
- noun
- /plɔŋk/
- Slang
:
vino de mala calidad
- As for wine over $20 per bottle, it's out of my range, so I tell myself I wouldn't be able to tell the difference if I were comparing plonk to the expensive stuff.
Examples
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In Jackson's first pocket guide (1982), he awarded 42 beers 5 stars, writing "... no one can deny that a Premier Cru Bordeaux is likely to have more complexity and distinction than a jug wine (or, in the British phrase, 'plonk').
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Ms. Tremblebody hated almost everyone and everything with the sole exception of her pet poodle, Germaine, although even that unfortunate animal came in for the odd kick when Tesco's special offer on cheap plonk started taking its toll.
Fiction book (2002) -
My 'good wine list' is another man's plonk.
Blog text (14) -
I highly recommend the $2.45 Le Plonk.
Blog text (18) -
Now, if the MWP wine really was plonk, consider that it might have been produced primarily as communion wine.
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And the wine was OK for a ten- (or maybe twenty)-dollar bottle of plonk.
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[stone plonks in water]
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At the party, everyone enjoyed the cheap plonk that flowed freely throughout the night.
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He joked that the bottle of plonk he bought was not worth the price he paid.
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Although it was just common plonk, it was perfect for the casual picnic they had.
Synonyms
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9.9
Cheap wine that often tastes bad and is bought by people with little money
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Etymology
Plonk meaning cheap wine probably started as slang, possibly from the French word blanc meaning 'white' used for wine, or by a simple change in the sound of the word; one popular story says soldiers turned blanc into plonk. That's why plonk now means an inexpensive, ordinary wine.