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单词 punks
释义

punk

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noun (1)

ˈpəŋk How to pronounce punk (audio)
plural punks
1
: a usually petty gangster, hoodlum, or ruffian
2
a
: punk rock
b
: a punk rock musician
c
: one who affects punk styles
3
a
: a young inexperienced person : beginner, novice
especially : a young man
b
slang : a young man used as a sexual partner by another man especially in a prison
4
[probably partly from punk entry 3] : nonsense, foolishness
5
archaic : prostitute

punk

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adjective

1
a
: of or relating to punk rock
b
: relating to or being a style (as of dress or hair) inspired by punk rock
2
: very poor : inferior
played a punk game
3
: being in poor health
said that she was feeling punk
punkish
ˈpəŋ-kish How to pronounce punk (audio)
adjective

punk

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noun (2)

1
: wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder
2
: a preparation (as of a stick of coated wood) that burns slowly and is used to ignite fuses especially of fireworks

Synonyms

Noun (1)

  • abecedarian
  • apprentice
  • babe
  • beginner
  • colt
  • cub
  • fledgling
  • freshman
  • greenhorn
  • neophyte
  • newbie
  • newcomer
  • novice
  • novitiate
  • recruit
  • rook
  • rookie
  • tenderfoot
  • tyro
  • virgin

Adjective

  • bad
  • bastard
  • bush
  • bush-league
  • crummy
  • crumby
  • deficient
  • dissatisfactory
  • ill
  • inferior
  • lame
  • lousy
  • off
  • paltry
  • poor
  • sour
  • suboptimal
  • subpar
  • substandard
  • unacceptable
  • unsatisfactory
  • wack [slang]
  • wanting
  • wretched
  • wrong
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Example Sentences

Adjective she plays a punk game of tennis, so you won't have any trouble beating her the acting in the movie ranged all the way from poor to punk

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

origin unknown

Noun (2)

perhaps alteration of spunk

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1575, in the meaning defined at sense 5

Adjective

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun (2)

1678, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

punk

noun

ˈpəŋk How to pronounce punk (audio)
: a rude and violent young man

punks

noun

plural of punk
1
as in novices
a person who is just starting out in a field of activity an impertinent punk who was trying to tell senior colleagues how to do their jobs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • novices
  • rookies
  • newcomers
  • apprentices
  • freshmen
  • beginners
  • virgins
  • tyros
  • newbies
  • greenhorns
  • neophytes
  • students
  • recruits
  • babes
  • colts
  • cubs
  • fledglings
  • novitiates
  • rooks
  • amateurs
  • tenderfoots
  • dilettantes
  • tenderfeet
  • dabblers
  • abecedarians
  • boots
  • trainees
  • learners
  • candidates
  • entrants
  • dilettanti
  • probationers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • veterans
  • vets
  • professionals
  • old-timers
  • masters
  • pros
  • experts
  • old hands
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2
as in thugs
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang the vigilante was hailed by some as a hero for standing up to the punks who had repeatedly threatened his family

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • thugs
  • criminals
  • gangsters
  • hoodlums
  • bandits
  • hooligans
  • pirates
  • villains
  • ruffians
  • gangbangers
  • assassins
  • bullies
  • thieves
  • offenders
  • toughs
  • rowdies
  • mobsters
  • goons
  • gangstas
  • roughnecks
  • yobs
  • yobbos
  • hoods
  • gorillas
  • toughies
  • yobboes
  • perpetrators
  • robbers
  • scoundrels
  • crooks
  • outlaws
  • cutthroats
  • desperadoes
  • felons
  • brigands
  • vandals
  • lawbreakers
  • mafiosi
  • plug-uglies
  • highwaymen
  • perps
  • racketeers
  • swindlers
  • mugs
  • desperados
  • gunmen
  • malefactors
  • tearaways
  • pickpockets
  • bravoes
  • juvenile delinquents
  • bravos
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