punkest

Adjective

punk (comparative punker, superlative punkest)

1. (US, colloquial) Bad, substandard.
   • Babbitt boomed on: "Pretty punk service the Company giving us on these car-lines. Nonsense to only run the Portland Road cars once every seven minutes. Fellow gets mighty cold on a winter morning, waiting on a street corner with the wind nipping at his ankles."1922, Sinclair Lewis, “3”, in Babbitt, page 30

   Synonyms:

   deplorable, inglorious, two-bit, valueless, abject, filthy, base, beggarly, blameworthy, carrion

2. (US, colloquial) Thuggish, criminal.

   Synonyms:

   deplorable, inglorious, two-bit, valueless, abject, filthy, base, beggarly, blameworthy, carrion

3. (US, colloquial, chiefly African-American Vernacular) Cowardly.
   • ... Donald Trump is also a coward. For all of his tough talk and bluster, the president of the United States is a punk ass bitch.2018, Damon Jones, “Just Remember That Your Punk-Ass President Would Never, Ever, Ever Call LeBron James Dumb to His Face”, in The Root, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2018

   Synonyms:

   deplorable, inglorious, two-bit, valueless, abject, filthy, base, beggarly, blameworthy, carrion

4. (US, colloquial) Poorly, sickly.
   • With the subtleties of dressing ran other complex worries. "I feel kind of punk this morning," he said. "I think I had too much dinner last evening. You oughtn't to serve those heavy banana fritters."1922, Sinclair Lewis, “1”, in Babbitt, page 10

   Synonyms:

   deplorable, inglorious, two-bit, valueless, abject, filthy, base, beggarly, blameworthy, carrion

5. (US, colloquial) Inexperienced.

   Synonyms:

   deplorable, inglorious, two-bit, valueless, abject, filthy, base, beggarly, blameworthy, carrion

6. Of or concerning punk rock or its associated subculture.
   • You look very punk with your t-shirt, piercing, and chains.

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