punk1 Pronunciation Key (pngk)
1. Slang.
a. A young person, especially a member of a rebellious counterculture group.
b. An inexperienced young man.
2. Music.
a. Punk rock.
b. A punk rocker.
3.
a. Slang. A young man who is the sexual partner of an older man.
b. Archaic. A prostitute.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
punk2 (pngk)
n.
1. Dry decayed wood, used as tinder.
2. Any of various substances that smolder when ignited, used to light fireworks.
3. Chinese incense.
adj. Slang
1. Of poor quality; worthless.
2. Weak in spirits or health.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Punk
adj : (informal) of very poor quality [syn: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, sleazy, tinny] n 1: an aggressive young criminal [syn: hood, hoodlum, goon, thug, tough, toughie] 2: substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks) 3: material for starting a fire [syn: kindling, tinder, touchwood, spunk] 4: a performer (or enthuiast) of punk rock [syn: punk rocker] 5: rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation [syn: punk rock]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University