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plunkety-plunk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plun-kety--plunk
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A repeated plunk or twanging sound, especially a rhythmic one produced by picking a banjo or other stringed instrument.

Informal; Uncountable

adj

Of such a sound.

Informal

Etymology

From plunk + -ety with reduplication.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

plunkety-plunks (plural)

Questions

What does plunkety-plunk mean?
A repeated plunk or twanging sound, especially a rhythmic one produced by picking a banjo or other stringed instrument.
Where does plunkety-plunk come from?
From plunk + -ety with reduplication.

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