plotz

English

Etymology

From Yiddish פּלאַצן (platsn, “to split, crack, burst, explode”), from Middle High German platzen, blatzen, "to loudly strike".

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈplɑts/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈplɒts/

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  Rhymes: -ɒts

Verb

plotz (third-person singular simple present plotzes, present participle plotzing, simple past and past participle plotzed) (intransitive)

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