plop down

English

Verb

plop down (third-person singular simple present plop downs, present participle plop downing, simple past and past participle plop downed) (informal)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To sit or lie down heavily and inelegantly.
    They plopped themselves down on the bed.
    • 2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 42, in Nick, New York, Boston, London: Little, Brown and Company, page 221:
      Kade stood. Hands on hips. Big breaths. He reached a barstool and plopped down.
  2. (transitive) To put down (something) in a heavy way.
    He plopped his wallet down.
  3. (US, transitive) To pay.
    I can't just plop down $50 for any old pair of jeans.
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