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punky

1

[puhng-kee]

adjective

punkier, punkiest 
  1. of, like, or pertaining to spongy punk.

  2. burning very slowly, as a fire.



punky

2

[puhng-kee]

adjective

punkier, punkiest 
  1. Slang.of or like punks punk or hoodlums.

  2. of, relating to, or characteristic of punk rock, its performers, or its devotees.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • punkiness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of punky1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; punk 2 + -y 1

Origin of punky2

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He teed up sets from the punky rapper K.Flay and Cypress Hill’s stoner savant B-Real, who embodied the two strains of L.A.’s response now — righteous fury and indefatigable confidence.

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We were rough around the edges, punky, and I liked that.

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Sum 41's music has "energy and an attitude to it in a happy, punky way," Sol, who performs alongside Luke Hare and Harry Gray, adds.

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A friendly troll with a punky mohawk and red-capped mushrooms growing from its back moves the brothers up a mountain by cradling them in its supersize hands.

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In April of the following year, she finally brought her songs to life onstage with her punky Sour Tour, which played theaters, though she could have easily sold out arenas.

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