Hypertext Webster Gateway: "punk"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Punk \Punk\, n. [Cf. {Spunk}.]
1. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for
tinder; touchwood.
2. A fungus ({Polyporus fomentarius}, etc.) sometimes dried
for tinder; agaric.
3. An artificial tinder. See {Amadou}, and {Spunk}.
4. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obsoles.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
punk
adj : (informal) of very poor quality [syn: {bum}, {cheap}, {cheesy},
{chintzy}, {crummy}, {sleazy}, {tinny}]
n 1: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: {hood}, {hoodlum},
{goon}, {thug}, {tough}, {toughie}, {strong-armer}]
2: substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses
(especially fireworks)
3: material for starting a fire [syn: {kindling}, {tinder}, {touchwood},
{spunk}]
4: a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast)
of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
[syn: {punk rocker}]
5: rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing
anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against
progressive rock [syn: {punk rock}]
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