| punk rock n. A form of hard-driving rock 'n' roll originating in the 1970s, characterized by harsh lyrics attacking conventional society and popular culture, and often expressing alienation and anger. |
punk rock
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(Music, other) a fast abrasive style of rock music of the late 1970s, characterized by aggressive or offensive lyrics and performance Sometimes shortened to punk
punk rocker n
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| Noun | 1. |  punk rock - rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rockrock '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." |
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punk rock
n → Punkrock m
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