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punky

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punk⋅y

1  [puhng-kee]
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–adjective, punk⋅i⋅er, punk⋅i⋅est.
1. of, like, or pertaining to spongy punk.
2. burning very slowly, as a fire.
Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; punk 1 + -y 1

Related forms:
punk⋅i⋅ness, noun

punk⋅y

2  [puhng-kee]
–adjective, punk⋅i⋅er, punk⋅i⋅est.
1. Slang. of or like punks or hoodlums.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of punk rock, its performers, or its devotees.
Origin:
punk 2 + -y 1

Related forms:
punk⋅i⋅ness, noun
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punk·ie also punk·y   (pŭng'kē)   
n.   pl. punk·ies
Any of various minute, biting flies of the family Ceratopogonidae. Also called biting midge, no-see-um.

[Of North American Dutch origin, from Munsee pónkwəs.]
punk·y   (pŭng'kē)   
n.  Variant of punkie.
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