verb
- to collapse or faint from shock, exhaustion, or overwhelming emotion
Usage: informal; Yiddish origin
Examples
- When she heard the news, she nearly plotzed right there.
- I’m going to plotz if I have to walk another mile in this heat.
- He plotzed when he saw the final exam grade.
- Don’t plotz, but I have some amazing news to tell you.
- She was so tired after the marathon that she just plotzed on the couch.