punk

Etymology 1
. Possibly from  to anything worthless (attested since 1869) and then to any undesirable person (since 1908).

Noun

 * 1)  A person used for sex, particularly:
 * : a person paid for sex.
 * : a boy or younger man used by an older as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.
 * : any passive or effeminate homosexual male.
 * 1)  A boy who accompanies a hobo, especially as used for sex.
 * : any male homosexual.
 * : a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison.
 * 1)  A worthless person, particularly:
 * : any person, especially a male comrade.
 * 1)  A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.
 * : a weak, timid person.
 * 1)  A young, untrained animal or worker.
 * , a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums.
 * 1) Any of the punk genres: dieselpunk, solarpunk, steampunk etc.
 * , a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre.
 * 1)  The larger nonconformist social movement associated with punk rock and its fans.
 * 1)  A worthless person, particularly:
 * : any person, especially a male comrade.
 * 1)  A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.
 * : a weak, timid person.
 * 1)  A young, untrained animal or worker.
 * , a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums.
 * 1) Any of the punk genres: dieselpunk, solarpunk, steampunk etc.
 * , a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre.
 * 1)  The larger nonconformist social movement associated with punk rock and its fans.
 * 1)  A young, untrained animal or worker.
 * , a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums.
 * 1) Any of the punk genres: dieselpunk, solarpunk, steampunk etc.
 * , a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre.
 * 1)  The larger nonconformist social movement associated with punk rock and its fans.
 * 1) Any of the punk genres: dieselpunk, solarpunk, steampunk etc.
 * , a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre.
 * 1)  The larger nonconformist social movement associated with punk rock and its fans.
 * 1)  The larger nonconformist social movement associated with punk rock and its fans.
 * 1)  The larger nonconformist social movement associated with punk rock and its fans.

Usage notes
In its sense as a, sometimes given the informal plural form.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:male homosexual

Translations

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 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, petit con
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 * Czech: mladistvý delikvent, ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Italian:, teppistello
 * Portuguese: bandidinho,


 * Arabic: بَانْك, بَانْك
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: punko
 * Finnish:, punkrock
 * French:
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 * Hindi:
 * Icelandic: pönk
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: панк
 * Korean: 펑크
 * Marathi: पंक
 * Norwegian: pønk, punk
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Swedish:


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 朋克搖滾樂師, 朋客搖滾樂手
 * Czech:, punker
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: პანკი, პანკ-როკერი
 * German:
 * Icelandic: pönkari
 * Marathi: पंक
 * Norwegian: pønker, punker
 * Portuguese:
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 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Arabic: بَانْك, بَانْك
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:, hnutí punk
 * Finnish:, punk-liike
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:
 * Japanese:
 * Marathi: पंक
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:

Adjective

 * 1)  Worthless, contemptible, particularly
 * 2) Bad, substandard.
 * 3) Thuggish, criminal.
 * 4)  Cowardly.
 * 5) Poorly, sickly.
 * 6) Inexperienced.
 * 7) Of or concerning punk rock or its associated subculture.
 * 1) Inexperienced.
 * 2) Of or concerning punk rock or its associated subculture.
 * 1) Of or concerning punk rock or its associated subculture.

Verb

 * 1)  To pimp.
 * 2)  To forcibly perform anal sex upon (an unwilling partner).
 * Ricky punked his new cell-mates.
 * 1)  To prank.
 * I got expelled when I punked the principal.
 * 1)  To give up or concede; to act like a wimp.
 * Jimmy was going to help me with the prank, but he punked (out) at the last minute.
 * 1)  To adapt or embellish in the style of the punk movement.
 * Jimmy was going to help me with the prank, but he punked (out) at the last minute.
 * 1)  To adapt or embellish in the style of the punk movement.

Usage notes
The relatively tame 21st century usage of punk to mean "prank" was popularized by the American television show Punk'd. Until as recently as the late 20th century, punk still connoted rape or submitting to anal rape (punk out). The second use of the term punk-out is now comparable to acting like a pussy and mildly implies submissive behavior in general.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:pimp out

Etymology 2
Unclear; first attested circa 1680 in writings about Native American practices, probably from,  though it has also been suggested it could be an alteration of  (compare ).

Noun

 * 1)  Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood, but especially wood altered by certain fungi.
 * 2) * 1707,, Virginia in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London XLI, page 149:
 * As the East-Indians use Moxa, so these burn with Punk, which is the inward Part of the Excrescence or Exuberance of an Oak.
 * 1)  A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.
 * 1)  A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.
 * 1)  A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.
 * 1)  A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.
 * 1)  A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.

Etymology
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Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * , punk rock rock genre

Noun

 * 1)  a punk member of the punk subculture, fan of punk rock

Etymology
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Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) punk music

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  a social and musical movement
 * 2) ; punk rock a subgenre of rock music

Noun

 * 1)  a member of the punk movement or fan of punk rock

Adjective

 * 1)  complicated, difficult, tense
 * 1)  complicated, difficult, tense

Etymology
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Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  (a member of the punk movement or fan of punk rock)

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) punk rock
 * 2)  (nonconformist social movement)
 * 1)  (nonconformist social movement)
 * 1)  (nonconformist social movement)