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- [count] US, informal + disapproving : a rude and violent young man
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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.
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.
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.
Gobbing: Hocking a loogie on a band out of respect. Chiefly British. Grundy, Bill: British TV host. Drunkenly interviewed the Sex Pistols in 1976. Called a “fucking rotter” on air by guitarist...
/pəŋk/ IPA guide. Other forms: punks. A punk is a young troublemaker. If your elderly neighbor thinks of you as a young punk, he either thinks all kids are bad — or you did something that really disturbed him. The Algonquin word for dust or ashes, ponk is the most likely root of punk, which originally described rotten wood used to start fires.
5 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.
