kerplunk
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kerplunk
- /kəˈplʌŋk/ UK
- /kə(ɹ)ˈplʌŋk/ US
Rhymes with -ʌŋk
Where it comes from
From ker- (prefix forming onomatopoeias imitating the effect or sound of a heavy object falling) + plunk (“dull thud of something landing on a surface”).
noun kerplunks
- A sound of someone or something falling and landing heavily. If my life were a Saturday-morning cartoon, you would have heard a loud kerplunk as my stomach dropped. My poor starving stomach. It was under such stress already, and now this.
- A disappointment which comes as a surprise.
interjection
- Used to indicate a thudding sound. We flipped to see who'd go first and I won, which meant Claudia had to dial. I called the number out loud for her, and inside me my heart was suddenly going "kerplunk, kerplunk, kerplunk," heavy as an elephant's feet.
verb kerplunks · kerplunking · kerplunked
- To make the sound of falling and landing heavily; to thud.
Translations
Talk about this word "kerplunk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kerplunk. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. kerplunk. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kerplunk "kerplunk." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kerplunk.Cite this
@misc{kerplunk_2026,
title = {kerplunk},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kerplunk},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
