planking en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From plank + -ing.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A series of planks; a group of planks.
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(countable, slang, uncountable) The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.
[…] but, like planking, horsemanning, Tebowing, Hadoukening, and other viral photography memes, as a genre of public performance, dance in public is greatly facilitated by the channels of distribution that social media offer, […]
2020, Harmony Bench, Perpetual Motion: Dance, Digital Cultures, and the Common:First, there was planking. People taking pictures of themselves in a planked position and putting the photos on the Internet.
2012 March 28, Trey Parker, “Faith Hilling”, in South Park, season 16, episode 3, spoken by Reporter:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plankings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
fi lankutus (series of planks) · bg дъсчена облицовка (series of planks) · es entablado (series of planks) · nrf bord dé baté (series of planks) · es tarima (series of planks) · es parqué (series of planks) · nrf bordage (series of planks) · it tavolato (series of planks) · nrf bordaille (series of planks) · es planking (practice of lying face down with arms to the sides) · es entarimado (series of planks)