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positive punk

positive punk noun: gothic rock.

Noun

positive punk (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Gothic rock.

Origin of positive punk

So called because it lacked the nihilistic aggression of the wider subculture. Coined by English journalist, author and musician Richard Cabut in 1983.

Questions about positive punk

What does positive punk mean?
Positive punk means gothic rock.
What part of speech is positive punk?
Positive punk is a noun.

Words near positive punk in the dictionary

  1. positive polarity items
  2. positive pole
  3. positive poles
  4. positive Pollies
  5. positive Polly
  6. positive punk
  7. positive recurrence
  8. positive recurrent
  9. positive reinforcement
  10. positive sense
  11. positive side waterproofing

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