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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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adj
Of or pertaining to the punk subculture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: punkish, punklike
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative spelling of punkie (“small two-winged fly or midge; lantern similar to a jack-o'-lantern”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Alternative spelling of punkie (“pumpkinseed fish”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: punkie, punkey, no-see-um, biting midge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gnat
History
Etymology tree English punk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English punky From punk + -y.
