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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Who is or is not punk rock is still something Love and Corgan deny Gordon the right to arbitrate.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
From mid-2000s dance pop to quintessential hip-hop, punk rock and anthemic country, tell us which nostalgic banger lives on in your heart as the defining song of 2006.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
The Suicide Commandos’ show Saturday night at First Avenue will mark both a first and a last for the Minneapolis punk rock trio.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
And writing about that miserable journey of the self is why Young’s songs have seized social media, even more than her punk rock attitude and soaring voice.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
From mid-2000s dance pop to quintessential hip-hop, punk rock and anthemic country, tell us which nostalgic banger lives on in your heart as the defining song of 2006.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2026
The Suicide Commandos’ show Saturday night at First Avenue will mark both a first and a last for the Minneapolis punk rock trio.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
And writing about that miserable journey of the self is why Young’s songs have seized social media, even more than her punk rock attitude and soaring voice.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for punk rock
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“Punk rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punk%20rock. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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