English Explanatory Dictionary

punk rock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A genre of rock music associated with short, loud, energetic songs played on electric guitars and drums and employing angry, offensive, and/or political lyrics.

Word forms

punk rock

Etymology

See punk + rock. First attested in 1970 in reference to rockabilly; possibly coined in its current sense by American music critic Dave Marsh in the May 1971 issue of Creem, from earlier punk music.

Synonyms

punk

Derived words

punker punk rocker punk-rocky
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