Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plonko

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plonko
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

someone addicted to cheap wine.

Australian usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Then there's the mob of plonkos who sleep down at the dockside, less than 700 yards from the city's Town Hall."

Etymology

From plonk + -o. See also wino.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: plonk

Usage

Inflected Forms

plonkos (plural)

Synonyms

boozehound wino

Questions

What does plonko mean?: someone addicted to cheap wine.
Where does plonko come from?: From plonk + -o. See also wino.

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