punk

  • 41Punk — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Punk », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Punk est un terme anglais signifiant… …

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  • 42punk — I [[t]pʌŋk[/t]] n. 1) any prepared substance, usu. in stick form, that will smolder and can be used to light fireworks, fuses, etc 2) dry, decayed wood that can be used as tinder; touchwood 3) a spongy substance derived from tree fungi •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 43punk — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1596 1. archaic prostitute 2. [probably partly from punk (III)] nonsense, foolishness 3. a. a young inexperienced person ; beginner, novice …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 44punk — {{11}}punk (1) 1896, inferior, bad, also something worthless, earlier rotten wood used as tinder (1680s), probably from Delaware (Algonquian) ponk, lit. dust, powder, ashes; but Gaelic spong tinder also has been suggested (Cf. spunk touchwood,… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 45punk — noun 1 also punk rock / . ./ (U) a type of loud violent music popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s: great punk bands like the Sex Pistols and X Ray spex 2 also punk rocker (C) someone who dresses like people who follow punk rock, with brightly …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46punk */ — UK [pʌŋk] / US noun Word forms punk : singular punk plural punks 1) punk or punk rock [uncountable] music a type of music that developed in the 1970s from rock and roll, consisting of simple tunes played quickly and loudly on electronic… …

    English dictionary

  • 47punk — 1. AND punk kid n. an inexperienced boy or youth. (Derogatory. Also a term of address.) □ Ask that punk to come over here. □ Look here, punk, I need some help. 2. n. a petty (male) hoodlum; a (male) juvenile delinquent. □ We know how to deal with …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 48Punk — (Voz inglesa.) ► adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino 1 MÚSICA, SOCIOLOGÍA Se aplica a un movimiento musical y contracultural de protesta ante el convencionalismo aparecido en los años setenta . TAMBIÉN punki IRREG. plural punkis ► adjetivo/ sustantivo …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 49punk — n 1. a bumptious but insignificant or contemptible person. This sense of the word has been well established in American English since the 19th century referring typically to a youth, particularly a presumptuous or irritating one, or to a petty… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 50punk — [pʌŋk] noun 1) punk or punk rock [U] a type of loud fast music with angry words 2) punk or punk rocker [C] someone who likes punk music, or who dresses in the style of punk musicians …

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