About The Word Punk
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Punk
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What's The Definition Of Punk?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Punk: bum | cheap | cheesy | chintzy | crummy | goon | hood | hoodlum | inferior | kindling | punk rock | punk rocker | sleazy | spunk | strong-armer | thug | tinder | tinny | touchwood | tough | toughie Related Terms | Find terms related to Punk: 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 Punk In Webster's Dictionary \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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