PUNK : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: PUNK	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for PUNK
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
punk adj of very poor quality; flimsy [syn: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny] n an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer] substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks) material for starting a fire Synonym(s): kindling, tinder, touchwood, spunk, punk a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture Synonym(s): punk rocker, punk rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock Synonym(s): punk rock, punk
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Punk \Punk\, n. [Cf. {Spunk}.] 1. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood. 2. A fungus ({Polyporus fomentarius}, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric. 3. An artificial tinder. See {Amadou}, and {Spunk}. 4. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obsoles.] --Shak.