2. Interjection. A thudding or thunking sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kerplunk
1. to fall or drop with a heavy sound [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kerplunk
Literary usage of Kerplunk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. What Shall We Read to the Children? by Percival Nicholson, Frank Rattray Lillie, Clara Whitehill Hunt (1915)
"One day he was a coal man, busily shoveling blocks into a tiny cart and dumping
them kerplunk into the bin in the corner of grandma's room. ..."
2. The Bookman (1908)
"... or kerplunk, which suggest the impact of falling bodies with the earth, will
live as expletives with say, sure, and the many other interjections which ..."
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