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punk

Ideally, a style of music in which a small group of informed and active people get together and produce a raw, simplistic, chord-driven sound to back up lyrics that expose problems in the world and usually incite anger and energy.

If done wrong, however, it results in a bunch of freaks with dyed hair banging away on guitars and yammering about American idiots.
Punk's not dead
It just deserves to die
When it becomes another stale cartoon
A close-minded, self-centered social club
Ideas don't matter, it's who you know -Dead Kennedys
by D~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ January 6, 2008
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Electro-Punk

One who is influenced by techno/mod culture, and mixes their own funky style with that of the punk scene. In dress they are their own, and tend to have a unique, off-beat personality. They are probably counter-culture and an intellectual. Quite eccentric. Scientific/long name for them is "orthodox electro-punk misfit" or "orthodox electro-punk nerd".
"Wow, that new girl's so weird. She likes to wear eighties dresses and mosh to Madonna, what's her problem?"
"Oh, she's just one of those electro-punk kids. They like to call themselves 'orthodox electro-punk misfits' though."
by Jane is not sane. December 20, 2005
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punk rock

sex pistols, ramones etc - not fucking good charlotte and the crap they play on mtv.
Steve: i'm punk i listen to good charlotte, blink 182 and have a MADE hoodie!
Fred: No. You're fucking not.
by MissVicious May 13, 2005
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Wanna-Be Punk

Somebody who decides to rebel against their parents by listening to old punk bands (The Clash, Sex Pistols, etc.) and getting their parents to buy them £100 tartan trousers and leather jackets. I'm not saying Punk is bad, I'm just saying that when you spend £100 on a pair of trousers it's not exactly working class, is it? Excessive use of safety pins is another thing. I mean, the original punks of London used safety pins to hold their clothes together because they couldn't afford new clothes. Now all you get is people spending god knows how much on clothes with safety pins in them just so they can say they're punk and think they actually matter. True punk died in the 80s, now you're all just being silly.
Hey, look at that guy, that 'the clash' t-shirt cost him 30 quid. and my god, he's smoking! Fucking wanna-be Punk.
by Lombardo February 3, 2008
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punkenstein

(punkemus maximus) a person who wont stop bothering
Erika your such a punkenstein
by miguel romero July 26, 2006
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punk caberet

1.The Dresden Dolls
2.They combine the smoky cellars of a Weimar-era cabaret with the rock n' roll fury of Joan Jett, PJ Harvey and The Violent Femmes and you have a remote idea of what to expect when experiencing The Dresden Dolls.
3.Like Marmite, you either love em or hate em.
5.I LOVE EM!
"WOW! I love Punk Caberet"
"Punk Caberet is Freedom!"
by Milkh May 16, 2007
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punk fucking rock

pertaining to or representative of those sentiments expressed in punk rock music i.e. anarchism, nihilism etc.

esp. in the the case of violent law-breaking
Did you hear that Cameron spent his summer breaking bathroom locks in gas stations because he didn't want to talk to the cashiers?

Really?! That's pretty punk fucking rock.
by multisensoryaestheticexperienc November 21, 2010
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