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punky

/ˈpʌŋki/US/ˈpʌŋki/

punky adjective: of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft. Also the alternative spelling of punkie.

Adjective

punky (comparative punkier, superlative punkiest)

  1. Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft.
    • He said nothing, rousing himself once in a while to go through his hunting gear or repair a packstrap, and he even hollowed out a punky log with a hatchet for some use I couldn't divine.2013, Thom Harmer, Going Native
  2. Of or pertaining to the punk subculture.
    • a punky hairstyle
    • It was mainly men who attended the event and of the women there, most came with gay men and appeared to be faghags. In fact, when the dancing started, the scene looked more like a punky hetero event, except for the presence of a few queens and fairies.1983 August 6, Margaret Cerullo, Marla Erlien, “Dutch Gays, Lesbians Resist 'Family and State'”, in Gay Community News, page 3
    Synonyms:
    punkish, punklike

Also used as

punky is also the alternative spelling of punkie.

Synonyms of punky

Forms of punky

Adjective
comparativepunkier
superlativepunkiest
Noun
pluralpunkies

Origin of punky

From punk + -y.

Words formed from punky

Words that rhyme with punky

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about punky

What does punky mean?
Punky means of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft.
What part of speech is punky?
Punky is an adjective.
How do you pronounce punky?
Punky is pronounced /ˈpʌŋki/ (UK).

Words near punky in the dictionary

  1. punks out
  2. punkster
  3. punksters
  4. punkwear
  5. punkwood
  6. punky
  7. punkzine
  8. punkzines
  9. punless
  10. punlet
  11. punlets

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