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Punk

Postby mnichols0 » Mon Nov 28, 2022 11:18 pm

My dictionary waxes poetic about punk rock before getting down to the definition of the noun that's on my mind: a worthless person, a criminal or a hoodlum, or an inexperienced young person. The noun is accompanied by a related verb and adjective. As to origin, the dictionary says only that it comes from the late 16th century and in the archaic sense meant a prostitute.

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Re: Punk

Postby Slava » Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:24 am

Being weird, I like to play with words, so I often find myself saying things like 'poung yunks', switching the beginning consonants.

I see there's also a diminutive, which would make a really great put-down: punkling. So low it doesn't even make the grade to punkdom.
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Re: Punk

Postby bbeeton » Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:12 am

A punk is also a smoldering stick used to light the fuses of fireworks.

As an adjective, "punk" also describes the aroma of such a smoldering stick.


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