punk
Aggressive rock style
Punk is a slang word with evolving meanings that may be hard to predict from context.
Its older use is pejorative, when a punk was a disrespectful and violent young man.
Today, punk is encountered more often in the context of modern youth culture and is associated with various genres of popular music (punk rock), and with the people who make and listen to it.
Visual things called punk, like fashion or hairstyles, are often colorful, disorderly, and eclectic.
Iroquoian nation from Northeast
- leather jacketGarment of tanned animal skin
- studsStructural wall timbers
- safety pinsShielded-point fasteners
- Doc MartensAir-cushioned leather boots
combat boots · spikes · ripped jeans · tartan · bondage pants · fishnets · chokers · denim vest
Seminal punk quartet
- Sex PistolsSeminal British punk band
- The ClashSeminal UK punk band
- hardcoreUncompromisingly devoted
- mosh pitAggressive dancing crowd area
power chords · distortion · Black Flag · Dead Kennedys · garage band · thrash · oi · Green Day
Rejection of mainstream values
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- zinesAmateur self-published booklets
- skateboardingSport on wheeled plank
- slam dancingViolent dancing at concerts
graffiti · street art · tattoos · piercings · straight edge · skinheads · mods · squat
Open resistance to authority
- antiestablishmentOpposed to dominant institutions
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
resistance · subversion · anarchy · disobedience · iconoclasm · revolt · anti-authority · opposition
Successful through own efforts
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- zinesAmateur self-published booklets
- self-publishingReleasing work without publishers
- homemadePrepared at one's residence
resourcefulness · customization · self-taught · improvisation · repurposing · screen printing · cut-and-paste · photocopied
Violent young criminal
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- ruffianViolent, lawless person
- hooliganViolent young troublemaker
- miscreantEvildoer or villain
ne'er-do-well · delinquent · street kid · brat · rowdy · rascal · tearaway · juvenile
Coarse or courageous
- rawIn original state
- edgyTense and irritable
- lo-fiImperfect audio quality, informally
- grungyDirty and rundown
grimy · abrasive · unpolished · noisy · harsh · aggressive · stripped-down · chaotic
Mohawk
Iroquoian nation from Northeast
- leather jacketGarment of tanned animal skin
- studsStructural wall timbers
- safety pinsShielded-point fasteners
Doc Martens · combat boots · spikes · ripped jeans · tartan · bondage pants · fishnets · chokers · denim vest · patches
Ramones
Seminal punk quartet
- Sex PistolsSeminal British punk band
- The ClashSeminal UK punk band
- hardcoreUncompromisingly devoted
mosh pit · power chords · distortion · Black Flag · Dead Kennedys · garage band · thrash · oi · Green Day · Iggy Pop
counterculture
Rejection of mainstream values
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- zinesAmateur self-published booklets
- skateboardingSport on wheeled plank
slam dancing · graffiti · street art · tattoos · piercings · straight edge · skinheads · mods · squat · DIY ethic
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- antiestablishmentOpposed to dominant institutions
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- nonconformityRejection of prevailing norms
protest · resistance · subversion · anarchy · disobedience · iconoclasm · revolt · anti-authority · opposition · agitation
self-made
Successful through own efforts
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- zinesAmateur self-published booklets
- self-publishingReleasing work without publishers
homemade · resourcefulness · customization · self-taught · improvisation · repurposing · screen printing · cut-and-paste · photocopied · low-budget
hoodlum
Violent young criminal
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
- ruffianViolent, lawless person
- hooliganViolent young troublemaker
miscreant · ne'er-do-well · delinquent · street kid · brat · rowdy · rascal · tearaway · juvenile · roughneck
gritty
Coarse or courageous
grungy · grimy · abrasive · unpolished · noisy · harsh · aggressive · stripped-down · chaotic · visceral
- music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
- American musicjazz, blues, country music, rock, country
- rock genresalternative rock, classic rock, heavy metal, hard rock, indie rock
- retro stylesart deco, art nouveau, mod, hippie, disco
- teasing insultsdoofus, goofball, dork, dweeb, goober
- tough guystough guys, tough guy, thug, thugs, enforcer
punkprog rock
Ambitious, complex rock music
progressive rock · muzak · disco · arena rock · soft rock
punkexcellent
Of superior quality
first-rate · superior · prime · exceptional · wonderful
punkveteran
Experienced former soldier
old-timer · master · expert · professional · elder statesman
- pop punkMelodic, uptempo rock subgenre
- punk rockStripped-down aggressive rock genre
- punk rockerAggressive antiestablishment musician
- punk musicStripped-down aggressive rock
- Daft PunkMasked French electronic duo
- punk outWithdraw due to fear
spunk, punks, punk rock, punked, cyberpunk, steampunk, punking, punky, punkish