In the situation of being about to be fired, laid off, or dumped, as in "walking the plank", "on the plank", "went off the plank", etc.; from the pirate custom of making superfluous individuals walk off a plank at the side of their ship and fall into the water.
by anarcissie May 1, 2008

by Johnny Tats October 30, 2007

n Planking
Verb: The art of actively lying down.
The objective of the perfect plank is to have a dead straight body, arms by side, palms facing inwards, toes down or pointed - to mimic a plank of wood.
*Variations are the vertical plank, the inverted plank, the hanging plank, multiple ply plank and many more.
Verb: The art of actively lying down.
The objective of the perfect plank is to have a dead straight body, arms by side, palms facing inwards, toes down or pointed - to mimic a plank of wood.
*Variations are the vertical plank, the inverted plank, the hanging plank, multiple ply plank and many more.
that plank is awesome, it gave me wood
his legs and arms weren't straight, that plank was gammin
dude, what on the hell are you doing? just a bit of planking, care to join me?
his legs and arms weren't straight, that plank was gammin
dude, what on the hell are you doing? just a bit of planking, care to join me?
by Brisbane Planking Accosiation June 7, 2011

by Saints October 26, 2003

by Manshenstein February 24, 2011

The act of having one's picture taken while lying down flat as a "plank" on some surface, generally in a public place.
by Bod_of_a_God October 8, 2011

Lying face down on the ground with arms to the side of the body in unusual places to get a ''wtf?'' from people who are not accustomed to this activity.
Many plankers will take pictures of their planking and post them to the Internets to arouse laughter.
Some idiots might plank in unsafe places, resulting in stupid injuries.
Many plankers will take pictures of their planking and post them to the Internets to arouse laughter.
Some idiots might plank in unsafe places, resulting in stupid injuries.
Danny: Hey Drogo, did you hear what happened to Viserys?
Drogo: No, what did your idiot brother do again?
Danny: He was planking on train tracks and got hit by a train.
Drogo: Stupid Dragon.
Drogo: No, what did your idiot brother do again?
Danny: He was planking on train tracks and got hit by a train.
Drogo: Stupid Dragon.
by tincel1372 October 13, 2011
