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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"
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.
PUNK meaning: 1 : a rude and violent young man; 2 : a kind of loud and intense rock music that was most popular from the late 1970s to the early 1980s often used before another noun.
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.
[countable] (especially North American English, informal) a young man or boy who behaves in a rude or violent way synonym lout. Word Origin. See punk in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: punk. Definition of punk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Apr 18, 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.
noun. uk / pʌŋk / us. punk noun (STYLE) Add to word list. a style of music and fashion in the 1970s which was wild, loud, and violent. punk noun (PERSON) someone who wears punk clothes and likes punk music. punk noun (BAD MAN) a bad young man. (Definition of punk from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles with stripped-down instrumentation.
