an aggressive and violent young criminal
Used in a Sentence
punk
How to use punk in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for punk.
Editorial note
The punks I've known are much more well-read and just as bright as the grad students I spend time with now.
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Definitions6
Parts of speech2
Quick take
an aggressive and violent young criminal
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of punk gathered in one view.
substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
material for starting a fire
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for punk.
noun
an aggressive and violent young criminal
See also: hood, hoodlum, goon, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer
noun
substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
noun
material for starting a fire
noun
a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
noun
rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
adjective
of very poor quality; flimsy
See also: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, sleazy, tinny
Example sentences
The punks I've known are much more well-read and just as bright as the grad students I spend time with now.
I've hung out in tons of squats and punk houses, and briefly been a street kid, but I got a 2380 on my SATs.
Sort of like punk rock or emo or neon colors or television.
But, I found out I could take loans and moved to the artist neighborhood - punk rock, dating and beer helped.
As someone who drinks but gets to meet a lot of 'straight edge' people since I get involved in the punk scene and have been for quite a while.
I spent 5 minutes typing in a thoughtful idea and making it fit within 150 characters and got back "eat vegemite and cheese" - I feel like I got punk'd.
There is quite a chasm between the flower child from Novato coming down for the weekend to trade peace patches for shrooms and the addict gutter punk types who live there permanently.
> but it was an extreme abuse of power by a cop exerting his authority over what was genuinely a punk-kid; and I just wasn't in a position to do anything about itThis brought up a big one for me.
As the book points out, introversion and extroversion can be determined very early in life, she mentions a study where infants who were more reactive to stimulus turned out to be introverts and infants who were chill turned out to be extroverts:-------“The four-month-olds who thrashed their arms like punk rockers did so not because they were extroverts in the making, but because their little bodies reacted strongly—they were “high-reactive”—to new sights, sounds, and smells,” Cain writes.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use punk in a sentence?
The punks I've known are much more well-read and just as bright as the grad students I spend time with now.
What does punk mean?
an aggressive and violent young criminal
What part of speech is punk?
punk is commonly used as noun, adjective.