punk

Meaning

Noun

1. A person used for sex
2. (obsolete) A person used for sex
3. A person used for sex
4. (slang) A person used for sex
5. A person used for sex
6. (slang) A person used for sex
7. (slang) A worthless person
8. (slang) A worthless person
9. (slang) A worthless person
10. (slang) A worthless person
11. (slang) A worthless person
12. (slang) A worthless person, particularly
13. Short for punk rock, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums.
14. Any of the punk genres: dieselpunk, solarpunk, steampunk etc.
15. Short for punk rocker, a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre.
16. The larger nonconformist social movement associated with punk rock and its fans.

Adj

1. (colloquial) Worthless, contemptible, particularly
2. (colloquial) Worthless, contemptible, particularly
3. (colloquial) Worthless, contemptible, particularly
4. (colloquial) Worthless, contemptible, particularly
5. (colloquial) Worthless, contemptible, particularly
6. Of or concerning punk rock or its associated subculture.

Verb

1. (slang) To pimp.
2. (slang) To forcibly perform anal sex upon (an unwilling partner).
3. (slang) To prank.
4. To give up or concede; to act like a wimp.
5. To adapt or embellish in the style of the punk movement.

Synonyms

tinder

touchwood

amadou

hoof tinder fungus

chintzy

tinder polypore

tinny

cheap

cheesy

crummy

bum

punk rocker

amadouvier

sleazy

hoof fungus

spunk

hood

goon

strong-armer

tough

toughie

hooligan

hoodlum

punk rock

kindling

thug

brat

rueful

schmuck

schnook

shabby

shit-ass

shithead

shoddy

silly

soppy

sordid

sorry

torch

touch wood

tramp

trashy

vapid

woebegone

woeful

wretch

wretched

ropey

stinky

Melaleuca leucadendron

namby pamby

douchetard

shitstick

glifnard

Joe Six-pack

shit-bag

beginner

🔰

catamite

crestfallen

decayed

deplorable

douche

execrable

foolishness

fuckwit

fungus

german tinder

hangdog

infelicitous

joker

lousy

mawkish

miserable

naughty boy

nonsense

novice

pickle

piteous

prostitute

prosy

punky

rotten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pʌŋk/

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from punk ("rotten wood dust used as tinder", attested since 1678; see Etymology 2 below) to anything worthless (attested since 1869) and then to any undesirable person (since 1908).