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punkishness

punkishness noun: the quality of being punkish.

Noun

punkishness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being punkish.
    • In the case of Nikita then, her punkishness is used to "explain" her initial violence, just as her violence also explains punk.2002, Alexandra Heidi Karriker, Film Studies: Women in Contemporary World Cinema
  2. Punkish behavior.

Origin of punkishness

From punkish + -ness.

Questions about punkishness

What does punkishness mean?
Punkishness means the quality of being punkish.
What part of speech is punkishness?
Punkishness is a noun.

Words near punkishness in the dictionary

  1. punking
  2. punking out
  3. punkins
  4. punkish
  5. punkishly
  6. punkishness
  7. punkitude
  8. punklike
  9. punkling
  10. punklings
  11. punks

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