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punked

/pʌŋkt/

punked is the simple past and past participle of punk.

Meaning of punk

Verb

punk (third-person singular simple present punks, present participle punking, simple past and past participle punked)

  1. (slang) To pimp.
  2. (slang, transitive) To forcibly perform anal sex upon (an unwilling partner).
    • Ricky punked his new cell-mates.
  3. (slang, transitive) To prank.
    • I got expelled when I punked the principal.
  4. (especially) 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.
  5. (often, transitive) To adapt or embellish in the style of the punk movement.
    • Suzy, a pump young woman with sparkling brown eyes and punked hair tucked behind her ears, said blankly, "What?"1992, Dana Stabenow, A Cold Day for Murder, →ISBN, page 60

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Questions about punked

What is punked the simple past and past participle of?
Punked is the simple past and past participle of punk.
How do you pronounce punked?
Punked is pronounced /pʌŋkt/.

Words near punked in the dictionary

  1. Punkalaidun
  2. punkas
  3. punkaw
  4. punkaws
  5. punkdom
  6. punked
  7. punked out
  8. punker
  9. punkers
  10. punkest
  11. punkette

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