Meaning of PUNK
| Pronunciation: | | pungk
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- [n] rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
- [n] an aggressive and violent young criminal
- [n] a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
- [n] material for starting a fire
- [n] substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
- [adj] (informal) of very poor quality
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| | Synonyms: | | bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, goon, hood, hoodlum, inferior, kindling, punk rock, punk rocker, sleazy, spunk, strong-armer, thug, tinder, tinny, touchwood, tough, toughie |
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| | See Also: | | adolescent, criminal, crook, felon, igniter, ignitor, lighter, malefactor, outlaw, punks, rock, rock and roll, rock music, rock 'n' roll, rock-and-roll, rock'n'roll, stripling, teenager | |
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| | Definition: | |  Punk
A bold and brash volume vividly recreates the history and evolution of Punk music, which forever changed the world and profoundly impacted popular culture, by featuring interviews with such artists, record producers, designers, and journalists as Debbie Harry, Lou Reed, Johnny Rotten, John Cale, Tommy Ramone, and William S. Burroughs. Original. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Punk\, n. [Cf. {Spunk}.]
1. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for
tinder; touchwood.
2. A fungus ({Polyporus fomentarius}, etc.) sometimes dried
for tinder; agaric.
3. An artificial tinder. See {Amadou}, and {Spunk}.
4. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obsoles.] --Shak.
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