English Explanatory Dictionary

plotz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To flop down wearily.
  2. To faint.
  3. To fall down dead.

Pronunciation

/ˈplɑts/ /ˈplɒts/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plotz.wav

Word forms

plotz plotzes plotzing plotzed

Etymology

From Yiddish פּלאַצן (platsn, “to split, crack, burst, explode”).

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