Spluck

DEFINITIONS

1. Sound effect heard when a car hits an oil slick in the classic arcade game, Pole Position.

2. Nonsense word used in place of numerous other words or on its own in myriad variations.

BACKGROUND
Both versions of the word spluck came into use in the northeastern United States circa 1982.

EXAMPLES
1. I heard a 'spluck' when the car hit the oil slick.

2(a) How the spluck are you?
2(b) In God we spluck.
2(c) I spluck my cat.
2(d) Spluckulent.

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