plotz

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈplɑts/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈplɒts/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    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.