plunkety-plunk

noun

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

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Meanings

nounplunkety-plunk (usually uncountable, plural plunkety-plunks)

plural plunkety-plunks

  1. figurativelyinformaluncountableusuallyA repeated plunk or twanging sound, especially a rhythmic one produced by picking a banjo or other stringed instrument.
adjective
  1. figurativelyinformalOf such a sound.

Origin

From plunk + -ety with reduplication.

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APA

plunkety-plunk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plunkety-plunk

MLA

“plunkety-plunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plunkety-plunk. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plunkety-plunk,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plunkety-plunk.

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