plunker

[ pluhng-ker ]

noun

1. a person or thing that plunks.
2. Angling. a casting lure that makes a plunking sound upon hitting the surface of the water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plunker¹

plunk + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Price started her set with “About to Find Out,” a straight-up country plunker with some of the taunting attitude of “Fist City,” but addressed to a man.

From The New Yorker

The plunkers will use a small Spin-N-Glo with a red bead and trailed on a hook with a small piece of sand shrimp.

From Seattle Times

"How many of these plunkers does the devil need to buy your soul?"

From Project Gutenberg

"But what checks?" says I. "The five thousand plunkers to Mutt & Mudd?"

From Project Gutenberg