Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - punk
Punk
punk
n. & adj. --n. 1 a a worthless person or thing (often as a general term of abuse). b nonsense. 2 a (in full punk rock) a loud fast-moving form of rock music with crude and aggressive effects. b (in full punk rocker) a devotee of this. 3 US a hoodlum or ruffian. 4 US a passive male homosexual. 5 US an inexperienced person; a novice. 6 soft crumbly wood that has been attacked by fungus, used as tinder. --adj. 1 worthless, rotten. 2 denoting punk rock and its associations. Derivatives punky adj. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.: cf. SPUNK
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I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1596 prostitute, nonsense, foolishness, 3. a young inexperienced person ; beginner, novice, a usually petty gangster, hoodlum, or ruffian, a young man used as a homosexual partner especially in a prison, 4. ~ rock, a ~ rock musician, one who affects ~ styles, II. adjective Date: 1896 very poor ; inferior , being in poor health , 3. of or relating to ~ rock, relating to or being a style (as of dress or hair) inspired by ~ rock, ~ish adjective III. noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of s~ Date: 1687 wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for tinder, a preparation (as of a stick of coated wood) that burns slowly and is used to ignite fuses especially of fireworks ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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