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1. : a usually petty gangster, hoodlum, or ruffian. 2. a. : punk rock. b. : a punk rock musician. c. : one who affects punk styles. 3. a. : a young inexperienced person : beginner, novice. especially : a young man. b. slang : a young man used as a sexual partner by another man especially in a prison. 4.
Punk is about liking what you like, being yourself, saying what you think and FUCK ALL THE REST. You don't need a two foot high red mohawk to be a punk, although that is wicked cool. You don't need sleeves, a backpiece, or any tattoos at all to be punk. You don't need a Misfits, Casualties, Sex Pistols or any band like that jacket to be punk.
a type of fast, loud, often offensive music that was originally popular among young people in the late 1970s : He likes to listen to a lot of punk and new wave. The Clash and the Sex Pistols are among the punk acts who hit it big in the 1970s. Synonym.
What does the word punk mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word punk , one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
noun. Slang. something or someone worthless or unimportant. a young ruffian; hoodlum. an inexperienced youth. a young male partner of a gay man. an apprentice, especially in the building trades. Prison Slang. a passive or submissive male inmate, especially one who is used for sex by another male inmate. punk rock.
punk (n.2) "worthless person" (especially a young hoodlum or petty criminal), 1917, probably from punk kid "criminal's apprentice," U.S. underworld slang attested by 1904 (with overtones of "catamite"). Ultimately from punk (adj.) "inferior, bad" (q.v.), or else from punk "prostitute
3 days ago · A punk or a punk rocker is a young person who likes punk music and dresses in a very noticeable and unconventional way, for example by having brightly coloured hair and wearing metal chains.
