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what does the word punk mean
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A rude guy who lives in my block of flats said to me: You f****** punk. Anyone could explain to me what th eword means. I have not grown up in this country.
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Bartholomew
A rude guy who lives in my block of flats said to me: You f****** punk. Anyone could explain to me what th eword means. I have not grown up in this country.
thanks
Bartholomew
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.informal, chiefly N. Amer. a worthless person; a thug or criminal. chiefly N. Amer. tinder.
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/punk?view =uk
1 archaic : PROSTITUTE
2 NONSENSE, FOOLISHNESS
3 a : a young inexperienced person : BEGINNER, NOVICE; especially : a young man b : a usually petty gangster, hoodlum, or ruffian c slang : a young man used as a homosexual partner especially in a prison
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dic tionary&va=punk
1.offensive term: an offensive term for a young man regarded as worthless, lazy, or arrogant ( informal )
2. U.S. young gay partner: an offensive term for a young gay partner of an older man ( archaic ) ( sometimes considered offensive )
3. incense: incense in the form of thin sticks
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861735875/d efinition.html
any substance that will smolder instead of burn and can be used to light fuses or the like.
http://www.wordsmyth.net/live/home.php?script= search&matchent=punk&matchtype=exact
ETYMOLOGY: Probably of eastern Algonquian origin.
1. Chinese incense.
Slang 1. Of poor quality; worthless. 2. Weak in spirits or health.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/25/P0662550.html
1. a spongy substance derived from fungi; amadou; touchwood.
2. an apprentice, e
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/punk?view =uk
1 archaic : PROSTITUTE
2 NONSENSE, FOOLISHNESS
3 a : a young inexperienced person : BEGINNER, NOVICE; especially : a young man b : a usually petty gangster, hoodlum, or ruffian c slang : a young man used as a homosexual partner especially in a prison
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dic tionary&va=punk
1.offensive term: an offensive term for a young man regarded as worthless, lazy, or arrogant ( informal )
2. U.S. young gay partner: an offensive term for a young gay partner of an older man ( archaic ) ( sometimes considered offensive )
3. incense: incense in the form of thin sticks
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861735875/d efinition.html
any substance that will smolder instead of burn and can be used to light fuses or the like.
http://www.wordsmyth.net/live/home.php?script= search&matchent=punk&matchtype=exact
ETYMOLOGY: Probably of eastern Algonquian origin.
1. Chinese incense.
Slang 1. Of poor quality; worthless. 2. Weak in spirits or health.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/25/P0662550.html
1. a spongy substance derived from fungi; amadou; touchwood.
2. an apprentice, e
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