Plop
/plɒp/noun
To fall or land with a soft, dull sound, or the sound itself.
Did you know?Plop is an onomatopoeic word, meaning its sound was created to imitate the noise it describes, which is why it feels almost spell-like in the mouth.
Etymological Timeline
Late 16th Century
English
plop
“A soft, dull sound of something dropping or striking a surface.”
16th-17th Century
English
plop
“To fall or drop with a soft, dull sound.”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pleu-
“A distant sound-symbolic root sometimes linked to notions of flowing or splashing, though the exact origin of plop is uncertain and likely imitative rather than inherited.”
Modern English
English
plop
“To fall or land with a soft, dull sound; also the sound itself.”