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Collectively, the music (of various genres and backgrounds) that influenced the later punk movement in the 1970s.

A loud, fast-moving, and aggressive form of rock music, popular in the late 1970s

A worthless person (often used as a general term of abuse)

Soft, crumbly wood that has been attacked by fungus, used as tinder.

Relating to punk rock and its associated subculture

In poor condition

Trick or deceive

An often aggressive or violent young person

An inexperienced young person

A cowardly or weak young person

Punk rock.

A punk rocker.

(Slang) A young man who is the sexual partner of an older man, especially in prison.

(Archaic) A prostitute.

Dry decayed wood, used as tinder.

Any of various substances that smolder when ignited, used to light fireworks.

Chinese incense.

To act in a cowardly manner. Often used with out.

To humiliate (someone). Often used with down or out.

To dupe or deceive.

To play a practical joke on.

Of poor quality; worthless.

Weak in spirits or health.

(countable) A person used for sex, particularly:

Syn of prostitute: a person paid for sex.

Syn of catamite: a boy or younger man used by an older as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.

Syn of bottom: any passive or effeminate homosexual male.

A boy who accompanies a hobo, especially as used for sex.

Syn of faggot: any male homosexual.

Syn of bitch: a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison.

A worthless person, particularly:

Syn of fellow: any person, especially a male comrade.

(pejorative) A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.

(pejorative) sissy: a weak, timid person.

Syn of amateur.

A young, untrained animal or worker.

, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums.

(countable) nodot=a, a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre.

(uncountable) The larger nonconformist social movement associated with punk rock and its fans.

(uncountable) Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood, but especially wood altered by certain fungi.

(countable) A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.

Worthless, contemptible, particularly

Bad, substandard.

Thuggish, criminal.

Cowardly.

Poorly, sickly.

Inexperienced.

Of or concerning punk rock or its associated subculture.

(slang) To pimp.

To forcibly perform anal sex upon (an unwilling partner).

To prank.

(especially with "out") To give up or concede; to act like a wimp.

To adapt or embellish in the style of the punk movement.

Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.

A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric.

An artificial tinder. See Amadou, and Spunk.

A prostitute; a strumpet.

An aggressive and violent young criminal

Substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)

Material for starting a fire

A teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture

Rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock

Of very poor quality