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What does "plunk" mean?

Plunk: To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as, to plunk down a dollar; also, to hit or strike.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To be a truant from (school). [Scot.]
  2. 3.Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.]
  3. 4.[Slang] (a) A large sum of money. [Obs.] (b) A dollar. [U. S.]
  4. 5.To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of a raven, to croak.
  5. 6.To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump.
  6. 7.To play truant, or "hooky". [Scot.]

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