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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PUNK is a 4 letter word that starts with P. |
| | 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 | |
| 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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