kerplunk

[ ker-pluhngk ]
/ kərˈplʌŋk /

adverb

with or as if with a sudden muffled thud: The huge stone hit the water kerplunk.

Origin of kerplunk

First recorded in 1885–90; see origin at ker-, plunk

Words nearby kerplunk

kero, kerogen, keroid, kerosene, kerouac, kerplunk, kerr, kerr cell, kerr effect, kerria, kerrville

Example sentences from the Web for kerplunk

  • Then I began to fly—drift down, and all of a sudden, kerplunk, I fell out of bed.

    Mitch Miller |Edgar Lee Masters

  • "That colour of hair and eyes always knocks me kerplunk," observed Hollanden softly.

    The Third Violet |Stephen Crane