1 (also punk rock) [U] a type of loud and aggressive ROCK music popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s:
a punk band
2 (also punk rocker) [C] a person who likes punk music and dresses like a punk musician, for example by wearing metal chains, leather clothes and having brightly coloured hair:
a punk haircut
3 [C] (informal disapproving, especially AmE) a young man or boy who behaves in a rude or violent way
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