plotz

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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.