NYT Dictionary

PLOP

/plɑp/
NounVerbInterjectionPLAHPGrade 2

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.

Etymology

Origin: Unknown

Imitative of the sound, or perhaps a variant of plap.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plankflumpplonkplunkplumpabruptlybangblubberboilbubble

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 25 recorded puzzles:

+13 earlier appearances in the archive.

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