plotz

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈplɑts/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈplɒts/
Rhymes: -ɒts

Verb

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

To flop down wearily.
To faint.
To fall down dead.

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