punks
Mohawked rock fans
Punks are rowdy, disrespectful young people—troublemakers or petty criminals: Some punks vandalized the store.
The word carries contempt, implying someone worthless or insignificant.
Punk also names a music genre and subculture emerging in the 1970s, characterized by aggressive sound, DIY ethos, and anti-establishment attitude: She was into punk before it went mainstream.
Punk rock bands like the Ramones and Sex Pistols defined the style.
The adjective punk means of poor quality or in poor health: I've been feeling punk all week.
Iroquoian nation from Northeast
- safety pinsShielded-point fasteners
- leather jacketGarment of tanned animal skin
- studsStructural wall timbers
- Doc MartensAir-cushioned leather boots
combat boots · patches · ripped jeans · bondage pants · tartan · fishnets · spiked hair · dog collar
Seminal punk quartet
- Sex PistolsSeminal British punk band
- The ClashSeminal UK punk band
- Black FlagHousehold pest poison brand
- Dead KennedysPunk band, provocative name
hardcore · mosh pit · power chords · three chords · distortion · slamdancing · pogo · oi
Open resistance to authority
- antiestablishmentOpposed to dominant institutions
- anarchyDisorder from absent authority
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- dissentDisagreement with authority
protest · nonconformity · disobedience · subversion · revolt · riot · agitation · radical
Amateur self-published booklets
- self-publishingReleasing work without publishers
- screenprintingInk-through-mesh reproduction method
- patchesPieces sewn over holes
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
basement shows · flyers · tape trading · photocopying · all-ages shows · distros · cut-and-paste · independent
Dramatic unit or locale
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- movementChange in position
- communityCollective of connected people
squat · collective · straight edge · crust · streetwise · attitude · ethos · outsider
Mohawk
Iroquoian nation from Northeast
- safety pinsShielded-point fasteners
- leather jacketGarment of tanned animal skin
- studsStructural wall timbers
Doc Martens · combat boots · patches · ripped jeans · bondage pants · tartan · fishnets · spiked hair · dog collar · chain wallet
Ramones
Seminal punk quartet
- Sex PistolsSeminal British punk band
- The ClashSeminal UK punk band
- Black FlagHousehold pest poison brand
Dead Kennedys · hardcore · mosh pit · power chords · three chords · distortion · slamdancing · pogo · oi · garage rock
defiance
Open resistance to authority
- antiestablishmentOpposed to dominant institutions
- anarchyDisorder from absent authority
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
dissent · protest · nonconformity · disobedience · subversion · revolt · riot · agitation · radical · provocateur
zines
Amateur self-published booklets
- self-publishingReleasing work without publishers
- screenprintingInk-through-mesh reproduction method
- patchesPieces sewn over holes
handmade · basement shows · flyers · tape trading · photocopying · all-ages shows · distros · cut-and-paste · independent · grassroots
scene
Dramatic unit or locale
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- movementChange in position
community · squat · collective · straight edge · crust · streetwise · attitude · ethos · outsider · marginalized
- tough guystough guys, tough guy, thug, thugs, enforcer
- Nonconformistsnonconformist, rebels, rebel, misfits, misfit
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- subcultureshippie, goth, hippies, goths, emo
- Political Groupsfaction, Republican Party, caucus, Democratic Party, wing
- thugsthugs, goons, heavies, toughs, brutes
punksconformists
Those obeying social norms
squares · preppies · yuppies · straights · mainstream
punksgentlemen
Men of refinement
elites · aristocrats · socialites · dignitaries · pillars of the community
punkstough guys
Intimidating, resilient individuals
hardasses · badasses · heavyweights · big shots · alphas
- 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
punk, cyberpunk, steampunk, punky, punkish, biopunk, post-punk, punker, punkier