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Originally Posted by gonzo
Plonker is a slang term of British or Australian origin whose meaning has evolved over time. Partridge in the third edition of his A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English in 1949 recorded the term as "low" slang for penis, "since ca. 1917". The term remains in recent use with that meaning.
By 1966, the term had also acquired the meaning of a stupid or inept person, and in the 1980s it gained very wide circulation through its frequent use in Only Fools and Horses, and has entered common usage. [1]
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Too right, Del Boy.....lol. This time next year, Gonzo, we're gonna be millionaires.