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Punk Meaning & Definition
Punk Definition And Meaning

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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