punk

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, historical, uncountable) One who engages in sexual intercourse
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) One who engages in sexual intercourse
3. (US, countable, uncountable) One who engages in sexual intercourse
4. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) One who engages in sexual intercourse
5. (US, countable, derogatory, uncountable) One who engages in sexual intercourse
6. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) One who engages in sexual intercourse
7. (US, countable, slang) A worthless person, particularly
8. (US, countable, humorous, rare, slang, uncountable) A worthless person
9. (US, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable) A worthless person
10. (US, countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable) A worthless person
11. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) A worthless person
12. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) A worthless person
13. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A group of associated musical, artistic and social movements emerging out of the counterculture in the 1970s:
14. (countable, uncountable) A group of associated musical, artistic and social movements emerging out of the counterculture in the 1970s:
15. (countable, uncountable) A group of associated musical, artistic and social movements emerging out of the counterculture in the 1970s:
16. (countable, in-compounds, uncountable, usually) A group of associated musical, artistic and social movements emerging out of the counterculture in the 1970s:
17. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A follower of any of these movements, including:
18. (countable, uncountable) A follower of any of these movements, including:
19. (countable, uncountable) A follower of any of these movements, including:
20. (countable, in-compounds, uncountable, usually) A follower of any of these movements, including:

Adj

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

Verb

1. (slang) To pimp.
2. (slang, transitive) To forcibly perform anal sex upon (an unwilling partner).
3. (slang, transitive) To prank.
4. (especially) To give up or concede; to act like a wimp.
5. (often, transitive) 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

Translations

punk

Punk

tonderzwam

tonder

tondel

zwam

punk

amadouvier

punk

punk

Punker

echte tonderzwam

Zunderschwamm

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pʌŋk/

Etymology

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).