punks

Noun

punk (countable and uncountable, plural punks or (etymology 1, noun sense 4.1) punx)

1. (archaic) A female prostitute.
   • My lord, she may be a punk; for many of them are neither maid, widow, nor wife.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

   Synonyms:

   fornicatrix, lady of the night, wapping mort, abandons, alley cat, almah, bangtail, Bankside lady, bargirl, bat

2. (obsolete) A boy or younger man who engages in sexual intercourse by an older man as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.
   • The Beaus...
     At night make a Punk of him that's first drunk.1698, Womens Complaint to Venus

   Synonyms:

   catamite, gunsel

3. (US) A passive or effeminate homosexual man.

   Synonyms:

   bottom

4. (US, slang) A boy who accompanies a hobo, especially as used for sex.
   • They'd pick up youngsters as, well—as their playthings. These kids were called punks.1973, Barry Broadfoot, Ten Lost Years, 1929-1939: Memories of Canadians who survived the Depression, page 137
5. (US, derogatory, chiefly African-American Vernacular) A male homosexual.
6. (US, slang) A man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison.
   • A punk, if you want it in plain English, is a boy with smooth skin who takes the place of a woman in a jailbird's love life.1946, Milton “Mezz” Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe, “Don’t Cry, Ma”, in Really the Blues, New York, N.Y.: Random House, book 1 (1899–1923: A Nothin’ but a Child), page 15

   Synonyms:

   prison bitch

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