punky
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8.1
- adjective
- /ˈpʌŋki/
- Informal
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punk
- The moment he's gone, the rumpled blankets next to Michael shift, and a cute, punky 16-year-old girl emerges from hiding under the comforter.
- punky hair
- punky girl
- little punky
Nice beautiful finger guitar and there's also some like really driving, hard hitting, more punky guitar.
- Nice beautiful finger guitar and there's also some like really driving, hard hitting, more punky guitar.
- There's a band I believe started punky and then became an awesome band who I love and that is Green Day.
- I like to be playful with my accessories and try to introduce something with a little edge, a little punkier.
- She was all like punky gothicky, you know, much like this girl's walking towards me, got a dress on, nice top jacket, holding this guy's hands.
Examples
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Losing My Mind and Over Ambitious are both really fantastic, like pop punky but with like a little tinge of country kind of element to them as well.
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And he's got punky, spiky hair.
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That I was a punky, odd, weird kid.
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We did a floral green, a blue, a yellow, and then we got real punky and used black.
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And it's that superhero that I love to lean into, the punky within all of us.
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It is now crowded with people: black, white, punky, and street chic; a lot of leather.
Fiction book (1992) -
If you like that punky, rocky, Southern rock and roll thing, then meet Arliss Nancy; they're one of your new favorite bands.
Blog text (11) -
She was all like punky gothicky, you know, much like this girl's walking towards me, got a dress on, nice top jacket, holding this guy's hands.
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Mallory gets a big handful of audience applause as she comes down the stairs, dressed to the nines, punky, sexy, ready to trot—yet with a sweet girl's expression, maybe with braces.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her punky outfit featured a torn leather jacket and bright purple hair.
Synonyms
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6.4
Looks stylish in an unusual and original way
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4.3
Having a creative, unusual style like an artist
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8.4
Having a smart, lively, and slightly bold look or manner
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7.9
Having a rough, rebellious style like rock bands
How Rebellious
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Morphology
Etymology
Punky The word punky comes from punk, the music and style that means 'rough' and 'rebellious', so punky describes someone or something with a wild, rebellious look or sound.