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punk

1  [puhngk]
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–noun
1. any prepared substance, usually in stick form, that will smolder and can be used to light fireworks, fuses, etc.
2. dry, decayed wood that can be used as tinder.
3. conk 3 .
4. a spongy substance derived from fungi; amadou; touchwood.
Origin:
1680–90, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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punk

2  [puhngk]
–noun
1. Slang.
a. something or someone worthless or unimportant.
b. a young ruffian; hoodlum.
c. an inexperienced youth.
d. a young male partner of a homosexual.
e. an apprentice, esp. in the building trades.
f. Prison Slang. a boy.
2. punk rock.
3. a style or movement characterized by the adoption of aggressively unconventional and often bizarre or shocking clothing, hairstyles, makeup, etc., and the defiance of social norms of behavior, usually associated with punk rock musicians and fans.
4. a punker.
5. Archaic. a prostitute.
–adjective
6. Informal. poor in quality or condition.
7. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of punk rock: a punk band.
8. pertaining to, characteristic of, or adopting punk styles: punk youths; punk hairstyles in various colors.
Origin:
1590–1600; of obscure orig.; the sense development is appar. “prostitute” > “catamite” > “hoodlum”; the adj. “poor in quality” (1896) is unclearly derived and perh. a distinct word

punk rock

 
–noun
a type of rock-'n'-roll, reaching its peak in the late 1970s and characterized by loud, insistent music and abusive or violent protest lyrics, and whose performers and followers are distinguished by extremes of dress and socially defiant behavior.
Also called punk.

Origin:
1970–75

Related forms:
punk rocker, noun
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punk 1   (pŭngk)   
n.  

  1. Slang

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

    2. An inexperienced young man.

    3. Punk rock.

    4. A punk rocker.

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

    6. Archaic A prostitute.

  2. Music

    1. Punk rock.

    2. A punk rocker.

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

    4. Archaic A prostitute.

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

    2. Archaic A prostitute.


[Origin unknown.]
punk'er n.
punk 2   (pŭngk)   
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.


[Probably of eastern Algonquian origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Cultural Dictionary

punk

A type of rock 'n' roll with loud, energetic music and often harsh lyrics criticizing traditional society and culture. It was named after the punks, an anarchistic youth movement that surfaced in Great Britain in the 1970s.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
punk

  1. n.
    and punk kid. an inexperienced boy or youth. (Derogatory. Also a term of address.) : Ask that punk kid to come over here.
  2. n.
    a petty (male) hoodlum; a (male) juvenile delinquent. : The jails are packed with crooks who were just punks a few years ago.
  3. mod.
    poor; dull and inferior. : The party turned punk, and we left.
  4. mod.
    having to do with punkers or their music. : This music sounds too punk for me.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

punk  (1)
1896, "inferior, bad," also "something worthless," earlier "rotten wood used as tinder" (1687), probably from Algonquian (Delaware) ponk, lit. "dust, powder, ashes;" but Gaelic spong "tinder" also has been suggested (cf. spunk "touchwood, tinder," 1582). Meaning "Chinese incense" is from 1870.

punk  (2)
"worthless person" (especially a young hoodlum), 1917, probably from punk kid "criminal's apprentice," underworld slang first attested 1904 (with overtones of "catamite"). Ultimately from punk "prostitute, harlot, strumpet," first recorded 1596, of unknown origin. For sense shift from "harlot" to "homosexual," cf. gay. By 1923 used generally for "young boy, inexperienced person" (originally in show business, e.g. punk day, circus slang from 1930, "day when children are admitted free"). The verb meaning "to back out of" is from 1920. The "young criminal" sense is no doubt the inspiration in punk rock first attested 1971 (in a Dave Marsh article in "Creem"), popularized 1976.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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