Pop punk

pop punk = oxymoron

How can something be pop-punk?

by sum_blue_moon February 8, 2004

pop punk

An oxymoron, said to be non-existant by "hardcore punks." A easier to handle version of the genre punk.

MxPx, Starstruck, Avert 13, Fall Out Boy.

by Jason July 14, 2003

pop punk

A very good music genre or subgenre. Instrumentals sound like a watered down punk, vocals sound somewhat like pop. People who listen to this do NOT shop at Hot Topic as assumed by many. People who listen who listen to this dress either white ghetto, preppy, sporty, or just jeans and a shirt. Sadly the famous Pop Punkers try to look punk :(

This music is not listened to by weird, dressed in all black, rejected, suicidal FREAKS. Although those freaks often tend to make fun of and bash Pop-Punk, all I have to say to them is get a life and stop slitting your wrists. The only reason Pop-Punkers "sellout" to MTV is because they arent afraid to show their faces on mtv, because unlike real punks they are not freaks.

Examples of really awesome Pop-Punk bands: blink-182, Sum 41

pretty good Pop-Punk bands: yellowcard, simple plan, good charlotte, new found glory

btw Millencolin (skatepunk) and Green Day (punk) and offspring (punk) are really awesome too.

by Kangol April 20, 2005

pop punk

not punk. more of a bastard red headed sone of punk. has some qualitys of punk, fast loud and obxios, but not punk. some what like ska(no I'm not comparing ska to pop punk) that has qulitys of punk but is a completely diffrent genra

That pop punker rocks pretty hard but still needs to stop shoping at goddanm hot topic and take that pre printed anarchy patch off.

by anita bigdick May 24, 2004

pop punk

A term that many people misuse, as they confuse it with 'popular punk'. Pop punk is punk with poppy hooks, while popular punk is, as the name indicates, popular, and a very watered down version of punk.

Examples of pop punk (also known as skate punk):
NOFX
Lagwagon
Bad Religion
Pennywise
88 Fingers Louie
Anti-Flag
Rancid

Examples of popular punk:
blink 182
Yellowcard
Simple Plan
Good Charlotte

NOFX is a good pop punk band.

by Strike Anywhere January 17, 2005

pop punk

the worst genre of music ever. hell, even rap and country are better than this shit.

thrash metal is so much better than pop punk.

by dragondance~ May 12, 2007

pop punk

Pop punk is best described as pure, unadulterated crap. Thats right, nothing good makes its way into this music. You will know that you are listening to pop punk when you have the sudden urge to kill yourself. The bands who play the music usually know 3 chords on their respective instruments, plus someone bangs on a single snare drum. The most common characteristic of a pop punk fan is a large cleft centered on the face, surrounded with short, curly hair and a tiny, sensitive bud located within a few folds of skin, in the upper portion. The color of the hair usually matches the eyebrows. A pop punk fan also has no tolerance for good bands, and will commonly say such uneducated statements like "The Beatles suck, man, put on some Guster, rock on, derrrrrrr". You may substitute "The Beatles" for any classic/90's rock band. To form a band name for your own pop punk band, pick an obscure word out of Webster's, and then follow it with a dash and a random number of 3 digits or less.

St. Peter: Why do you think you deserve to be in heaven son? After all, suicide is a mortal sin.
You: Well, Pete, I accidentally heard a pop punk song...
St. Peter: Say no more, my son. Welcome to heaven, and you won't have to hear that shit here. Would you like your complimentary Led Zep album now, or later?

by ska_talon January 6, 2005