punk

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Noun

1. One who engages in sexual intercourse, particularly: A female prostitute. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
   • Because he was so weak, Vinny soon became Tony's punk.
2. A female prostitute. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
3. A boy or younger man who engages in sexual intercourse by an older man as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.
4. A passive or effeminate homosexual man.
5. A boy who accompanies a hobo, especially as used for sex.
6. A male homosexual.
7. A man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison.
   • Because he was so weak, Vinny soon became Tony's punk.
8. A worthless person, particularly:
9. Any person, especially a male comrade.
10. A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.
11. A weak, timid person.
12. Synonym of amateur.
13. A young, untrained animal or worker.
14. A group of associated musical, artistic and social movements emerging out of the counterculture in the 1970s: Ellipsis of punk rock, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums and shocking or political lyrics. The fashion style associated with punk rock, typically involving leather, metal studs and pins, distressed clothing and confrontational slogans. A nonconformist social movement originally associated with punk rock and its fans, combining anarchism and radicalism, usually (but not necessarily) left-wing. Any of the -punk genres, typically involving anachronistic technology and its social impact: dieselpunk, solarpunk, steampunk etc.
15. Ellipsis of punk rock, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums and shocking or political lyrics.
16. The fashion style associated with punk rock, typically involving leather, metal studs and pins, distressed clothing and confrontational slogans.
17. A nonconformist social movement originally associated with punk rock and its fans, combining anarchism and radicalism, usually (but not necessarily) left-wing.
18. Any of the -punk genres, typically involving anachronistic technology and its social impact: dieselpunk, solarpunk, steampunk etc.
19. A follower of any of these movements, including: Ellipsis of punk rocker; a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre.
    • My girlfriend is a punk and she plays the drums.
20. Ellipsis of punk rocker; a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre.
    • My girlfriend is a punk and she plays the drums.
21. A person who designs or dresses in punk fashion style.
22. A member of the punk social movement; usually anarchist and socially non-conformist although potentially either left-wing or right-wing.
23. A fan of a -punk genre of fiction, or a person who dresses in a style associated with it.

Adjective

1. Worthless, contemptible, particularly
2. Bad, substandard.
3. Thuggish, criminal.
4. Cowardly.
5. Poorly, sickly.
6. Inexperienced.
7. Of or concerning punk rock or its associated subculture.
   • You look very punk with your t-shirt, piercing, and chains.

Verb

1. To pimp.
2. To forcibly perform anal sex upon (an unwilling partner).
   • Ricky punked his new cell-mates.
3. To prank.
   • I got expelled when I punked the principal.
4. To give up or concede; to act like a wimp.
   • Jimmy was going to help me with the prank, but he punked (out) at the last minute.
5. To adapt or embellish in the style of the punk movement.

Noun

1. Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood, but especially wood altered by certain fungi.
2. A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.

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