punk rock
noun
: rock music marked by extreme and often deliberately offensive expressions of alienation and social discontent
punk rocker
noun
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There was all of this sort of crossing between sort of punk rock and alternative music.
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Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s flashing lights here, dancers there, and a guitar player in the corner, creating a dizzying scenic tableau that is punk rock in its erraticism if not cohesive or clear in its staging.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Whereas, Izzy the Guinea Pig is more of a leap-before-you-look kind of character, with this punk rock sort of energy and really spunky.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
All of which means that cooking has suddenly become punk rock.
—Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jim Ryan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s flashing lights here, dancers there, and a guitar player in the corner, creating a dizzying scenic tableau that is punk rock in its erraticism if not cohesive or clear in its staging.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Whereas, Izzy the Guinea Pig is more of a leap-before-you-look kind of character, with this punk rock sort of energy and really spunky.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
All of which means that cooking has suddenly become punk rock.
—Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Punk rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punk%20rock. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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