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MartinHorut Posted 18 years ago
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plinkety-plonkety

0Hello, pls tell me what plinkety-plonkety means.0-
  

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0 It is clearly a case of onomatopoeia (a word sounding like its meaning). Without context, I can only guess that it is something like "all the little cans of juice went plinkety-plonkety down the stairs when the bottom of the bag ripped open". 0-

— Philip

  • 0 It is clearly a case of onomatopoeia (a word sounding like its meaning).
  • Without context, I can only guess that it is something like "all the little cans of juice went plinkety-plonkety down the stairs when the bottom of the bag ripped open".
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0 It is clearly a case of onomatopoeia (a word sounding like its meaning). Without context, I can only guess that it is something like "all the little cans of juice went plinkety-plonkety down the stairs when the bottom of the bag ripped open". 0-
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0Here's the context, still cannot make it out:02br
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00"Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday a circuit cabaret singer strutted the tiny stage, systematically dismantling a series of once wonderful songs to the accompaniment of Graham on the organ and a plinkety-plonkety backing tape."0-
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0 Might it be "blinkety-blankety", a euphemistic way of expressing %!@^!, an elongated form of 'blank'? "He made me so blank-blank [****] mad that I could hardly see straight." 0-
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0plinkety plonkety - imagine someone banging away on a slightly out of tune piano!0-
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0Thanks, got an idea now.0-
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01cite10nona the brit12cite10plinkety plonkety - imagine someone banging away on a slightly out of tune piano!12br
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10>>>>as in 'honky-tonk'! 0-
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