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PUNK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
Synonyms:
punk; punk rock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("punk" is a kind of...):
rock; rock'n'roll; rock-and-roll; rock 'n' roll; rock and roll; rock music (a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An aggressive and violent young criminal
Synonyms:
goon; hood; hoodlum; punk; strong-armer; thug; tough; toughie
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("punk" is a kind of...):
criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "punk"):
bully (a hired thug)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
Synonyms:
punk; punk rocker
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("punk" is a kind of...):
adolescent; stripling; teen; teenager (a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity)
Holonyms ("punk" is a member of...):
punks (a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes))
Sense 4
Meaning:
Material for starting a fire
Synonyms:
kindling; punk; spunk; tinder; touchwood
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("punk" is a kind of...):
igniter; ignitor; lighter (a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("punk" is a kind of...):
igniter; ignitor; lighter (a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of very poor quality; flimsy
Synonyms:
bum; cheap; cheesy; chintzy; crummy; punk; sleazy; tinny
Classified under:
Similar:
inferior (of low or inferior quality)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
