Plop
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English
Noun
Plop (plural Plops)- A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface.
- He heard the plops of rain on the roof.
- (UK) slang for excrement, derived from the "plop" sound made when the former hits water in a toilet.
- (UK, puerile) a person whom the speaker dislikes.
- No, you plop, I've only got £1.30.
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Plop (third-person singular simple present Plops, present participle plopping, simple past and past participle plopped)
- To make the sound of liquid hitting a hard surface.
- To land heavily or loosely.
- He plopped down on the sofa to watch TV.
- (UK) To excrete, derived from the "plop" sound made when excrement hits water in a toilet.
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Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ploppus from classical Latin pōpulus.
