uncountable musicSound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a type of music that developed in the 1970s from rock and roll, consisting of simple tunes played quickly and loudly on electronic instruments and words that often express anger against society
Synonyms and related words
Types of music
acid house
acid jazz
ambient
2
punk
or
punk rocker
countable a young person who likes punk music, and who often has brightly-coloured hair, and wears torn clothing with a lot of chains and pins
Synonyms and related words
Words for people according to the music they like
emo
Goth
headbanger
3
countable Americaninformala young man who has no status, breaks the law, and is often violent. This word is considered an insult.
Synonyms and related words
Men and boys
male
boy
young man
punk
noun
US /pʌŋk/
Other entries for this word
punk rock
punk rocker
Word Forms
singular
punk
plural
punks
DEFINITIONS3
1
punk
or
punk rock
uncountable musicSound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a type of music that developed in the 1970s from rock and roll, consisting of simple tunes played quickly and loudly on electronic instruments and words that often express anger against society
Synonyms and related words
Types of music
acid house
acid jazz
ambient
2
punk
or
punk rocker
countable a young person who likes punk music, and who often has brightly colored hair, and wears torn clothing with a lot of chains and pins
Synonyms and related words
Words for people according to the music they like
emo
Goth
headbanger
3
countable Americaninformala young man who has no status, breaks the law, and is often violent. This word is considered an insult.