pʌŋk 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. øøpunky adj. [18th
c.: orig. unkn.:
cf. SPUNK]