punk
1. an aggressive and violent young criminal (Freq. 1) • Syn: hood, hoodlum, goon, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer • Derivationally related forms: strong-arm (for: strong-armer) • Hypernyms: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor • Hyponyms: bully 2. substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks) • Hypernyms: igniter, ignitor, lighter 3. material for starting a fire • Syn: kindling, tinder, touchwood, spunk • Derivationally related forms: kindle (for: kindling) • Hypernyms: igniter, ignitor, lighter 4. a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture • Syn: punk rocker • Hypernyms: adolescent, stripling, teenager, teen • Member Holonyms: punks 5. rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock • Syn: punk rock • Hypernyms: rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock, rock music
of very poor quality; flimsy • Syn: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, sleazy, tinny • Similar to: inferior • Derivationally related forms: sleaziness (for: sleazy), sleaze (for: sleazy), cheapness (for: cheap), bum (for: bum) • Usage Domain: colloquialism
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