Entry Word: punk

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 falling short of a standard <she plays a punk game of tennis, so you wonʼt have any trouble beating her> — see bad 1
2 extremely unsatisfactory <the acting in the movie ranged all the way from poor to punk> — see wretched 1
3 temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body <Iʼve been feeling punk today> — see sick 1