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crust punks

crust punks is the plural of crust punk.

Meaning of crust punk

Noun

crust punk (countable and uncountable, plural crust punks)

  1. (uncountable) A subgenre of punk rock, derived from hardcore punk with extreme metal elements, often with pessimistic lyrics about political and social ills.
    • Crust: Also called crustcore or crust punk, an extreme version of hardcore punk that arose in Great Britain in the mid-1980s, featuring lyrics that espoused anarchist political or social beliefs shouted or growled over extremely fast metal guitar […]2010, Sharon M. Hannon, Punks: A Guide to an American Subculture, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 162
  2. (countable) A fan of that genre.

Questions about crust punks

What is crust punks the plural of?
Crust punks is the plural of crust punk.

Words near crust punks in the dictionary

  1. Crusoean
  2. Crusoes
  3. Crusoesque
  4. crust
  5. crust punk
  6. crust punks
  7. crusta
  8. crusta lactea
  9. crustacea
  10. crustaceal
  11. crustacean

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