/ ˈplɒŋkə(r); NAmE ˈplɑːŋk-; ˈplɔːŋk-/ noun
( BrE , slang ) a stupid person
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (as a dialect word meaning something large of its kind ): from the verb plonk + -er .
/ ˈplɒŋkə(r); NAmE ˈplɑːŋk-; ˈplɔːŋk-/ noun
( BrE , slang ) a stupid person
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent. (as a dialect word meaning something large of its kind ): from the verb plonk + -er .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005