plomp.
clumsy, oafish
Meaning & usage
clumsy, oafish
blunt, coarse
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch plomp, of unknown origin, perhaps onomatopoetic with influence from lomp (“coarse, rude; dumb”).
name of various aquatic plant species of water lily family
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch plompe, aplompe, of uncertain origin, probably related to dialectal plomp (“a kind of fishing stick”).
the sound of a heavy falling object hitting a liquid; splash
any small, standing body of water; puddle, pool
a kind of fishing stick used to frighten the fish to keep them together when fishing with a seine
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic.
Representing the sound of a heavy falling object hitting a liquid; splash
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic.
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