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plonker [plonker 词源字典]: "A foolish or inept person", Mid 19th century (as a dialect word meaning 'something large of its kind'): from the verb plonk¹ + -er¹.[plonker etymology, plonker origin, 英语词源]
pharming: "The process of genetically modifying plants and animals so that they produce substances which may be used as pharmaceuticals", 1990s: sense 1 punningly after farming; sense 2 patterned on phishing.
pinny: "A pinafore", Mid 19th century: abbreviation.
potto: "A small, slow-moving nocturnal primate with a short tail, living in the tropical forests of Africa", Early 18th century: perhaps from Guinea dialect.
psst: "Used to attract someone’s attention surreptitiously", 1920s: imitative.
Pils: "A type of lager beer similar to Pilsner", 1960s: abbreviation of Pilsner.
paranasal: "Located beside the nose; specifically designating, relating to, or involving the sinuses situated beside the nose", Early 20th cent..
pterion: "The region of the side of the skull where the sutures between the sphenoid, parietal, frontal, and temporal bones are located, typically arranged in a pattern resembling the letter H", Late 19th cent. From French ptérion from ptère great wing of the sphenoid bone + -ion.
pterygoid process: "Each of a pair of projections from the sphenoid bone in the skull", Early 18th century: from modern Latin pterygoides (plural), from Greek pterux, pterug- 'wing'.
pater: "Father", Latin.
pantile: "A roof tile curved to form an S-shaped section, fitted to overlap its neighbour", Mid 17th century: from pan¹ + tile, probably suggested by Dutch dakpan, literally 'roof pan'.
prepone: "Bring (something) forward to an earlier date or time", Early 20th century: blend of pre- and postpone.
protea: "An evergreen shrub or small tree with large nectar-rich cone-like flower heads surrounded by brightly coloured bracts, chiefly native to South Africa", Modern Latin, from Proteus, with reference to the many species of the genus.
puja: "The act of worship", Sanskrit pūjā 'worship'.
primula: "A plant of a genus that includes primroses, cowslips, and polyanthuses. Many kinds are cultivated as ornamentals, bearing flowers in a wide variety of colours in the spring", Modern Latin, from medieval Latin, feminine of primulus, diminutive of primus 'first'.
prang: "Crash (a motor vehicle or aircraft)", 1940s: imitative.
poppa: "Informal term for father", Late 19th century: alteration of papa.
parkin: "A kind of dark gingerbread, typically with a soft, dry texture, made with oatmeal and treacle or molasses, especially in Yorkshire around Bonfire Night", Early 19th century: perhaps from the family name Parkin, diminutive of Per 'Peter'.
panto-: "All; universal", From Greek pas, pant- 'all'.
poma: "A ski lift in which a pole attached to a moving cable pulls each skier uphill on their skis", 1950s: named after Jan Pomagalski (died 1969), its Polish inventor.