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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punk¹

n

1. (Sociology)

a.  a youth movement of the late 1970s, characterized by anti-Establishment slogans and outrageous clothes and hairstyles

b.  an adherent of punk

c.  short for punk rock

d.  (as modifier) a punk record

2. an inferior, rotten, or worthless person or thing

3. worthless articles collectively

4. (Law) a petty criminal or hoodlum

5. Obsolete a young male homosexual; catamite

6. Obsolete a prostitute

adj

inferior, rotten, or worthless

[via Polari from Spanish pu(n)ta prostitute, pu(n)to male prostitute]

punkish  adj

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punk²

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) dried decayed wood that smoulders when ignited: used as tinder

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any of various other substances that smoulder when ignited, esp one used to light fireworks

[of uncertain origin]

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

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punk

noun delinquent, rebel, offender, wrongdoer, juvenile delinquent, miscreant He is getting a reputation as a young punk.

Translations

punk [pʌŋk]

A. N

1. (= person) (also punk rocker) → punki mf, punk mf; (= music) (also punk rock) → música f punk, punk m

2. (US) (= hoodlum) → rufián m, matón m (LAm)

B. CPD punk rock N → música f punk, punk m
a punk rock band → un grupo punk

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punk [ˈpʌŋk]

n

(= person) (also punk rocker) → punk mf

(= music) (also punk rock) → punk m

(= hoodlum) → voyou m

modif [group, band] → punk

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punk

n

(= person: also punk rocker) → Punker(in), Punkrocker(in) m(f); (= music: also punk rock) ? punk rock (= culture) → Punk m

(US inf: = hoodlum) → Ganove m (inf)

(dated inf: = nonsense) → Stuss m (inf)

adj → Punk-

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punk [pʌŋk] n

a. (person) (also punk rocker) → punk m/f inv; (music) (also punk rock) → musica punk, punk rock m

b. (Am) (fam) (hoodlum) → teppista m

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