punk

punk ¹  (pngk)

n.

1. Slang

a. A young person, especially a member of a rebellious counterculture group.

b. An inexperienced young man.

2. Music

a. Punk rock.

b. A punk rocker.

3.

a. Slang A young man who is the sexual partner of an older man.

b. Archaic A prostitute.

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[Origin unknown.]

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punker n.

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punk ²  (pngk)

n.

1. Dry decayed wood, used as tinder.

2. Any of various substances that smolder when ignited, used to light fireworks.

3. Chinese incense.

adj. Slang

1. Of poor quality; worthless.

2. Weak in spirits or health.

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[Probably of eastern Algonquian origin.]

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punk

Noun

1. a worthless person

2. a youth movement of the late 1970s, characterized by anti-Establishment slogans, short spiky hair, and the wearing of worthless articles such as safety pins for decoration

3. short for punk rock

4. a follower of the punk movement or of punk rock

Adjective

1. relating to the punk youth movement of the late 1970s: a punk band

2. worthless or insignificant [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	punk - an aggressive and violent young criminal hood, hoodlum, strong-armer, thug, toughie, goon, tough bully - a hired thug criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
	2.	punk - substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks) igniter, ignitor, lighter - a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
	3.	punk - material for starting a fire         kindling, spunk, tinder, touchwood igniter, ignitor, lighter - a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
	4.	punk - a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture punk rocker punks - a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes) adolescent, stripling, teen, teenager - a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
	5.	punk - rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock punk rock rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock music, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock - a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."
Adj.	1.	punk - of very poor quality; flimsy cheesy, chintzy, crummy, bum, sleazy, tinny, cheap colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech inferior - of low or inferior quality

Translations

punk [pʌŋk] n (also: punk rocker) → punki m/f (also: punk rock) → música punk;

(US) (col) (= hoodlum); matón m

punk [pʌŋk] n (= person) (also: punk rocker) → punk m/f (= music) (also: punk rock) → le punk;

(US) (inf) (= hoodlum); voyou m

punk [pʌŋk] n (also: punk rocker) → Punker(in) m(f);

(also: punk rock) → Punk m;

(US) (inf) (hoodlum) → Gangster m

punk [pʌŋk] n (= person) (also: punk rocker) → punk m/f inv;

(music) (also: punk rock) → musica punk, punk rock m;

(US ) (col) (= hoodlum); teppista m