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- DictionaryPunk/pəNGk/
noun
- 1. a loud, fast-moving, and aggressive form of rock music, popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s: "punk had turned pop music and its attendant culture on its head"
- 2. a worthless person (often used as a general term of abuse): informal North American "you think any of these punks they got fighting today could stand up to Joe Louis?"
adjective
- 1. relating to punk rock and its associated subculture: "a punk band"
verb
- 1. trick or deceive: informal US "the Associated Press got punked with a fake tweet"
Mar 16, 2024 · Punk, aggressive form of rock music that coalesced into an international (though predominantly Anglo-American) movement in 1975–80. Often politicized and full of energy beneath a sarcastic, hostile facade, punk spread as an ideology and an aesthetic approach, becoming an archetype of teen rebellion and alienation.
a style or movement characterized by the adoption of aggressively unconventional and often bizarre or shocking clothing, hairstyles, makeup, etc., and the defiance of social norms of behavior, usually associated with punk rock musicians and fans. a punker. Archaic. a prostitute.
Mar 29, 2024 · Quick Reference. An admirer or player of a loud, fast-moving, and aggressive form of rock music popular in the late 1970s, typically characterized by coloured spiked hair and clothing decorated with safety pins or zips; also, this form of music. The terms punk rocker and punk rock are also used.
punk. [countable] (especially North American English, informal) a young man or boy who behaves in a rude or violent way synonym lout. Definition of punk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
punk noun 1 & adjective 2. Meaning & use. noun. I. Senses denoting types of person. I.1. a1575–. A prostitute. Now rare ( historical in recent use). a1575. Soe fellowes, if you be drunke, of ffrailtye itt is a sinne, as itt is to keepe a puncke. Old Simon the Kinge in J. W. Hales & F. J. Furnivall, Bishop Percy's Folio Manuscript (1867) 127. 1596.
PUNK definition: 1. a style of music and fashion in the 1970s which was wild, loud, and violent 2. someone who wears…. Learn more.
Definitions of punk. noun. a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture. synonyms: punk rocker. see more. noun. an aggressive and violent young criminal. synonyms: goon, hood, hoodlum, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie. see more. noun.
