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plunger

[ pluhn-jer ]

noun

  1. Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
  2. Automotive. a pistonlike part in the valve of a pneumatic tire.
  3. Also called force cup, a device consisting of a handle with a rubber suction cup at one end, used as a force pump to free clogged drains and toilet traps.
  4. a person or thing that plunges.
  5. a reckless bettor or speculator.


plunger

/ ˈʌԻə /

noun

  1. a rubber suction cup fixed to the end of a rod, used to clear blocked drains
  2. a device or part of a machine that has a plunging or thrusting motion; piston
  3. informal.
    a reckless gambler
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of plunger1

First recorded in 1605–15; plunge + -er 1
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Housebound plungers deprived of access to movies, live sports and other forms of collective entertainment played at investing in meme stocks such as GameStop and dogecoins and other weird cryptocurrencies.

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“We wanted to, you know, really roll with it,” said Zach D’Angelo, dressed as a giant roll of toilet paper with a red plunger as his hat.

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As he pulled back on the plunger, insulin filled the syringe.

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Suck out the air by pulling the plunger.

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There was a joke about a toilet plunger microphone that went by too fast.

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