punk

CEFRB2

/ˈpʌŋk/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A style of loud rebellious rock music.

  2. 02

    noun

    A young person seen as rude or worthless.

Examples

  • He listened to his old punk records nostalgically.

  • I used to be a planner, but now I'm a wreckless punk.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who engages in sexual intercourse

  2. A female prostitute.

  3. A boy or younger man who engages in sexual intercourse by an older man as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.

More examples

In context

  • Tom only listens to punk rock.

  • Because he was so weak, Vinny soon became Tony's punk.

  • My girlfriend is a punk and she plays the drums.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Uncertain. Possibly from punk (“rotten wood dust used as tinder”), attested since 1678, to anything worthless (attested since 1869) and then to any undesirable person (since 1908). The relatively tame 21st century usage of punk (“prank”, verb) was popularized by the American television show Punk'd (2003).