the thick plottens

== English == === Pronunciation === === Phrase === the thick plottens (humorous) Spoonerism of the plot thickens 1942, Vincent Starrett, "The Case of the Two Flutes", Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, No.2, p.96: "The thick plottens, Gilly," he observed in great good humor. "Decidedly, the thick plottens!"