26984 words

punks

9 definitions • 11 examples
1
a culture popular among young people, especially in the late 1970s, involving opposition to authority expressed through shocking behaviour, clothes, and hair, and fast, loud music
2
a person who wears punk clothes and likes punk music:

Examples:

He first got involved in graffiti when he was a punk in the 1980s.
The original punks were overwhelmingly white, suburban, and young.
3
a type of fast, loud, often offensive music that was originally popular among young people in the late 1970s :

Examples:

He likes to listen to a lot of punk and new wave.
The Clash and the Sex Pistols are among the punk acts who hit it big in the 1970s.
4
a young man who fights and is involved in criminal activities:

Examples:

Listen to me, you little punk - you do that again and I'm gonna break your neck.
5
of or relating to punk or punk rockers:

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6
to trick or make fun of someone:

Examples:

Then they realized they'd been punked.
7
(especially in sports) to defeat someone very easily:

Examples:

The Golden State Warriors punked the LA Clippers 115-94.
8
a style or culture popular among young people, esp. in the late 1970s, expressing opposition to authority through shocking behavior, clothes, and hair, and through fast, loud music:

Examples:

punk music/rock
9
a young person who fights and is involved in criminal activities:

Examples:

Some punk tried to steal my coat.

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