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English
Etymology
From plonk + -y.
Pronunciation
Adjective
plonky (comparative plonkier, superlative plonkiest)
- (slang, of wine) cheap and inferior
- (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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