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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Mitford was known for mixing rap with punk rock and heavy metal — and for his collaborations with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
The genre-fusing rapper dabbled in punk rock, hip-hop, heavy metal and emo and worked with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
My friend Nina Hoss was the lead and devastating as always, but the entire cast was brilliant and felt fresh and vital and punk rock and what theater should feel like.
—Claire Danes, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
More Is More For a leather-on-leather look, streamlined shapes and matte textures keep the look from feeling too punk rock.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025
The genre-fusing rapper dabbled in punk rock, hip-hop, heavy metal and emo and worked with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
My friend Nina Hoss was the lead and devastating as always, but the entire cast was brilliant and felt fresh and vital and punk rock and what theater should feel like.
—Claire Danes, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
More Is More For a leather-on-leather look, streamlined shapes and matte textures keep the look from feeling too punk rock.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Punk rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punk%20rock. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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