punk rock

noun

: rock music marked by extreme and often deliberately offensive expressions of alienation and social discontent

punk rocker noun

Examples of punk rock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chad Gilbert, the founding guitarist and backing vocalist of the punk rock band New Found Glory, died on Sunday. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2026

Groups like Ardillas, Necronazis, and Los Pepiniyoz would eventually open the door for Dávila 666, who went on to become the standard-bearers for Puerto Rican punk rock. — Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

Between copious hits from a vape, relaxing in his home office in rural Pennsylvania, McNeil talks about the strange process of writing about his own punk rock life for a change. — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Darryl Jenifer, Bad Brains British bands like the Clash provided an early link in the enduring relationship between punk rock and reggae, with Paul Simonon providing a template for how bassists could tie those seemingly disparate genres together. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for punk rock

• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock
• boardwalk
• catwalk
• cornstalk
• crosswalk
• deadlock
• feedstock
• fetlock
• flintlock
• goshawk

Kids Definition

punk rock

noun

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