Protopunk vs. Punk
Difference Between Protopunk and Punk
Protopunk➦
Collectively, the music (of various genres and backgrounds) that influenced the later punk movement in the 1970s.
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Punk➦
a loud, fast-moving, and aggressive form of rock music, popular in the late 1970s
punk had turned pop music and its attendant culture on its head
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Punk➦
a worthless person (often used as a general term of abuse)
you think any of these punks they got fighting today could stand up to Joe Louis?
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Punk➦
soft, crumbly wood that has been attacked by fungus, used as tinder.
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Punk➦
relating to punk rock and its associated subculture
a punk band
a punk haircut
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Punk➦
in poor condition
I felt too punk to eat
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Punk➦
trick or deceive
his friends punked him and told him that she was having a party, which is why he showed up unannounced
the Associated Press got punked with a fake tweet
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Punk➦
An often aggressive or violent young person
The building was set on fire by a bunch of punks.
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Punk➦
An inexperienced young person
We don't want that little punk tagging along.
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Punk➦
A cowardly or weak young person
Don't let him disrespect you—show him you're not a punk.
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Punk➦
Punk rock.
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Punk➦
A punk rocker.
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Punk➦
(Slang) A young man who is the sexual partner of an older man, especially in prison.
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Punk➦
(Archaic) A prostitute.
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Punk➦
Dry decayed wood, used as tinder.
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Punk➦
Any of various substances that smolder when ignited, used to light fireworks.
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Punk➦
Chinese incense.
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Punk➦
To act in a cowardly manner. Often used with out.
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Punk➦
To humiliate (someone). Often used with down or out.
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Punk➦
To dupe or deceive.
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Punk➦
To play a practical joke on.
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Punk➦
Of poor quality; worthless.
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Punk➦
Weak in spirits or health.
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Punk➦
(countable) A person used for sex, particularly:
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Punk➦
syn of prostitute: a person paid for sex.
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Punk➦
syn of catamite: a boy or younger man used by an older as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.
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Punk➦
syn of bottom: any passive or effeminate homosexual male.
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Punk➦
A boy who accompanies a hobo, especially as used for sex.
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Punk➦
syn of faggot: any male homosexual.
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Punk➦
syn of bitch: a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison.
Because he was so weak, Vinny soon became Tony's punk.
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Punk➦
A worthless person, particularly:
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Punk➦
syn of fellow: any person, especially a male comrade.
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Punk➦
(pejorative) A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent.
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Punk➦
(pejorative) sissy: a weak, timid person.
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Punk➦
syn of amateur.
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Punk➦
A young, untrained animal or worker.
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Punk➦
, a genre known for short, loud, energetic songs with electric guitars and strong drums.
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Punk➦
(countable) nodot=a, a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre.
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Punk➦
(uncountable) The larger nonconformist social movement associated with punk rock and its fans.
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Punk➦
(uncountable) Any material used as tinder for lighting fires, such as agaric, dried wood, or touchwood, but especially wood altered by certain fungi.
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Punk➦
(countable) A utensil for lighting wicks or fuses (such as those of fireworks) resembling stick incense.
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Punk➦
Worthless, contemptible, particularly
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Punk➦
Bad, substandard.
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Punk➦
Thuggish, criminal.
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Punk➦
Cowardly.
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Punk➦
Poorly, sickly.
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Punk➦
Inexperienced.
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Punk➦
Of or concerning punk rock or its associated subculture.
You look very punk with your t-shirt, piercing, and chains.
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Punk➦
(slang) To pimp.
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Punk➦
To forcibly perform anal sex upon (an unwilling partner).
Ricky punked his new cell-mates.
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Punk➦
To prank.
I got expelled when I punked the principal.
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Punk➦
(especially with "out") To give up or concede; to act like a wimp.
Jimmy was going to help me with the prank, but he punked (out) at the last minute.
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Punk➦
To adapt or embellish in the style of the punk movement.
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Punk➦
Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder; touchwood.
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Punk➦
A fungus (Polyporus fomentarius, etc.) sometimes dried for tinder; agaric.
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Punk➦
An artificial tinder. See Amadou, and Spunk.
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Punk➦
A prostitute; a strumpet.
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Punk➦
an aggressive and violent young criminal
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Punk➦
substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
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Punk➦
material for starting a fire
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Punk➦
a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
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Punk➦
rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
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Punk➦
of very poor quality
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