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plinky-plonky

UK /ˈplɪŋkiˌplɒŋki/US /ˈplɪŋkiˌplɑŋki/

adjective 2
exclamation 1
forms 2

adjective2

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(informal) Especially of a musical instrument such as a piano: making sharp, tinny sounds; plinky.
- "Plinky Plonky" is the title of a novelty fox-trot waltz, the composition of Mr. Harry Slogden, which is one of the features of the Drury Lane pantomime, and promises to be a very successful number. — 1919
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(informal) Having a simple, repetitive, percussive melody.
- It tends to be a social activity, so in most nûat phǎen boraan [traditional massage] places don't be surprised to hear the gossip of the day rather than plinky-plonky New Age music. — 2007

exclamation1

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(informal) Used to represent a series of sharp, tinny sounds, especially those made by a musical instrument such as a piano: plinkety.
- She put another record on the turntable and gently lowered the needle. Plinky plonky plinky plonky— […] — 1984

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