| 单词 | punk |
| 释义 | punk (once / 3312 pages) 1n 2n 3adj A punk is a young troublemaker. If your elderly neighbor thinks of you as a young punk, he either thinks all kids are bad — or you did something that really disturbed him. The Algonquin word for dust or ashes, ponk is the most likely root of punk, which originally described rotten wood used to start fires. That meaning is also found in the adjective form of punk, poor quality, or disposable. Facing long-term unemployment in 1970s London, kids invented punk rock and extreme styles of dress and hair to go along with it, because, in the words of a well-known punk song of the day, they felt they had no future. WORD FAMILYpunk: punks USAGE EXAMPLESCarter, punk, and the expansive cultural impulse that brought this random family together are about to be supplanted by the Reagan era. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) She winces at the ugliness of punk, but attempts to understand it anyway. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) PWR BTTM, the melodic and theatrical punk duo of Liv Bruce and Ben Hopkins, are masters of presentation. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture Syn|Hyper punk rocker adolescent, stripling, teen, teenager a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity 2n an aggressive and violent young criminal Syn|Hypo|Hyper goon, hood, hoodlum, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie bully a hired thug criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime 3n rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock 2Syn|Hyper punk rock rock, rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock music, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western 1n material for starting a fire Syn|Hyper kindling, spunk, tinder, touchwood igniter, ignitor, lighter a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire 2n substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks) 3Hyper igniter, ignitor, lighter a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire adj of very poor quality; flimsy Syn bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, sleazy, tinny inferior of low or inferior quality |
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