Definition of Punk

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punk
n. rotten wood used as kindling; delinquent, hoodlum (Slang); rock music with intentionally offending lyrics that express anger and social alienation; member of the punk movement (mainly from the 1970s); aggressive and violent young criminal
adj. worthless, having little or no value; lowly, inferior; pertaining to the punk rock movement

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Punk Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Punk
(n.)
Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.
  
(n.)
An artificial tinder. See Amadou, and Spunk.
  
(n.)
A prostitute; a strumpet.
  
(n.)
A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric.
  

WordNet 2.0
punk

Noun
1. an aggressive and violent young criminal
(synonym) hood, hoodlum, goon, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer
(hypernym) criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
2. substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
(hypernym) igniter, ignitor, lighter
3. material for starting a fire
(synonym) kindling, tinder, touchwood, spunk
(hypernym) igniter, ignitor, lighter
4. a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
(synonym) punk rocker
(hypernym) adolescent, stripling, teenager
(member-holonym) punks
5. rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
(synonym) punk rock
(hypernym) rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock, rock music

Adjective
1. of very poor quality
(synonym) bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, sleazy, tinny
(similar) inferior
(classification) colloquialism

Australian Slang
Punk
1. (obsolete) small-time criminal; hoodlum; 2. punk rocker

Shakespeare Words
Punk
strumpet

English Slang Dictionary v1.2
punk
1. a person related to the Punk movement or the Punk music
2. a stupid, usually irritating person
3. a young criminal or street gang
4. a male homosexual

Low Life Glossary
punk
noun. A male prisoner who becomes another's lover in exchange for protection.

hEnglish - advanced version
punk

punk
\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.]
punk
adj : (informal) of very poor quality [syn: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, sleazy, tinny]
n

1. an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: hood, hoodlum, goon, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer]


2. substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
3. material for starting a fire [syn: kindling, tinder, touchwood, spunk]


4. a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture [syn: punk rocker]


5. rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock [syn: punk rock]




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Punk Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

TUPAC SHAKUR Rap Dictionary V.2.0
punk
1) (n) A person related to the Punk movement or the Punk music. 2) (n) A stupid, usually irritating person. "Motherfuck you and your punk ass ghetto bird." -- Ice Cube (Ghetto Bird [1993]).

Rap-music terminology and bios of artists
punk
1) (n) A person related to the Punk movement or the Punk music.
2) (n) A stupid, usually irritating person. "Motherfuck you and your punk ass ghetto bird." -- Ice Cube (Ghetto Bird [1993]).


Punk Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Punk Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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