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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On Saturday, the legendary punk rock band took the stage to deliver a noteworthy set. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025 Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band from Chicago. Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 9 Apr. 2025 Boston punk rock band The Dropkick Murphys, vocal Trump critics, also played a set of songs during the rally. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025 April 4, 2025 12:43 PM PT In the early 1980s, at the peak of the punk rock scene in Fullerton, the interest and demand for punk in Orange County reached a boiling point during one particular TSOL show at Fullerton College. Stephanie Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for punk rock

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First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of punk rock was in 1970

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“Punk rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punk%20rock. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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punk rock

noun
: rock music marked by extreme expressions of anger and social discontent

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