plonky

English

Etymology

plonk +‎ -y

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ɒŋki

Adjective

plonky (comparative plonkier, superlative plonkiest)

  1. (slang, of wine) cheap and inferior
  2. (informal) Having an unappealing thudding sound.
    • 1973, Beat Instrumental & International Recording, numbers 122-127, page 59:
      They both possess a light, slightly nasal voice, but whereas Siffre has his excellent guitar work to back up his vocals, O'Sullivan only has that same old plonky piano and his arranger.
    • 1996, Theatre Record, volume 16, numbers 9-15, page 871:
      Clement Ishmael's plodding arrangements for lone, plonky piano, and the unlovely voices of two-thirds of the cast, do not help: even a sublimely sexy song like You Can Leave Your Hat On is rendered flat and toneless.

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