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

Below, Temple talks with Vanity Fair about returning to Ted Lasso, her punk rock upbringing, her friendship with Hannah Waddingham, and her relationship with cigarettes. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Barker played in several punk rock bands before joining the Aquabats, a ska punk group, in 1994. — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

An early champion of such ’50s and ’60s musical styles as soul, girl groups and what was starting to become known as garage rock, Marsh would later lend his considerable support to punk rock. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026

The Misfits were my first introduction to punk rock and Danzig was my first rock and roll hero. — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 Aug. 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