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punk
I. \ˈpəŋk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown; in sense 2, probably partly from punk (III)
1. archaic : prostitute, strumpet
2.
a. : something or someone worthless or inferior
b. : nonsense, bunkum
< these flowers are a lot of punk — Roger Williams >
< punk about feeding tired skins — Books of the Month >
3.
a. : a young and inexperienced person : beginner, novice; especially : a young man : boy
b. : a young gangster, hoodlum, or ruffian : a petty criminal
c. slang : a youth used as a homosexual partner
< the young boy, known in prison parlance as a punk — N.K.Teeters & J.O.Reinemann >
d. : a young tramp
e. : a stupid, naïve, or foolish person : jerk
4. : a young untrained circus elephant
II. adjective
(-er/-est)
: very poor in quality : bad, inferior, miserable
< meanwhile went from poor to punk — Time >
< looked punk in a bathing suit — D.C.Loughlin >
< a punk liar — Josephine Johnson >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps alteration (infl. by Delaware punk fine ashes, powder) of spunk
1. : wood that is so decayed as to be very dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder
2. : a dry spongy substance prepared from the sporophores of various fungi of the genus Fomes (especially F. fomentarius and F. igniarius) by removing the outer rind, slicing and pounding the sporophore until soft and flexible, dipping or sometimes boiling in a solution of potassium nitrate, and then drying and forming into molded sticks that are used to ignite fuses especially of fireworks
3. : the leathery or woody sporophore of a polypore : conch
IV. adjective
1. : having a dry flavorless flesh — used of fruits and vegetables
2. : punky
V. noun
(-er/-est)
1. : punk rock herein
2. : a punk rock musician
3. : one who affects punk styles
• punky \ˈpəŋkē \ adjective
VI. adjective
1. : of or relating to punk rock
2. : relating to or being the styles (as of dress or hair) inspired by punk rock
• punk·ish \-ish \ adjective |