punky

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Had it been an LCD display (either with digits, or dot matrix), that would be electro punky.

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Of or pertaining to the punk subculture.

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the punk subculture.

adjective

(geology) Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for punky.

adjective

Of or pertaining to the punk subculture.

adjective

(geology) Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft.

Example sentences

Had it been an LCD display (either with digits, or dot matrix), that would be electro punky.

Semi underground stuff like Phrack, 2600 and various punky groups who surprisingly did good security research and open to participation..

Joe and Punky Brewster and Full House and they'll know what you're talking about.

However, if I can offer a suggestion, I'd also pair the technical articles with a little more punky, down-to-earth stuff.

I always think of Punky Brewster and get a little anxious any time I see someone get in a refrigerator.

Some of that is because Netflix has Punky Brewster on demand.

Sometimes when I am feeling punky while talking to a creationist, I will tell them that my belief is similar to theirs.....

Well, I did learn not to hide in discarded refrigerators from Punky Brewster.

I would agree that it is much more gothy post-punky vibes to me.

In the real world, not everyone likes kids playroom colors, nor grandma's 60s style wallpaper, nor steam punky design, nor green-blue metalic robot parts.

Which is fine with me, I'm down for the punky DIY vibe.

If for Christmas they get a handsome Santa to hum a Wild Cherry cover while egging the place it would be a chunky hunky cyber bathroom punky funky.

Quote examples

There was an Asian guy with blue hair and earrings, a girl who was fond of tight-fitting "punky" clothing, etc.

Punk often misspelled things to make some punky point, so "right" was likely a deliberate pun.

The other way was, as my roommate described at the time, very "pinky punky." Every time I would ride NYC subways, I'd think, "Why is NYC unable to copy Japanese railway systems?

Seattle had and continues to hold onto the cultural evil of the "Seattle Freeze" but I sure do miss the music and to hear the punky cries of Alice Glass: "Down, down, cities fall down on me."

Proper noun examples

It made a difference, although it was corny somewhere between `Punky Brewster` and `Captain Planet`.

Even though I know modern refrigerators don’t have the issues of Punky’s, it still feels incredibly risky to get into a fridge thanks to that one episode of a TV show I saw one time 30+ years ago.