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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With Gallici’s creative director appointment in 2023, Ann Demeulemeester entered a new era inspired by an aesthetic punk rock sensibility while retaining Demeulemeester’s persisting vision.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Live musicians pass through most nights and belt a huge variety of styles from country to punk rock, typically for a cover fee of around $5.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
His early music days were filled with playing punk rock.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
When the country’s noblest values are being torn down with a wrecking ball, Gunn is earnestly telling stories that try to build them up, insisting that in a time of rising despair, hope is still punk rock.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
Live musicians pass through most nights and belt a huge variety of styles from country to punk rock, typically for a cover fee of around $5.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025
His early music days were filled with playing punk rock.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2025
When the country’s noblest values are being torn down with a wrecking ball, Gunn is earnestly telling stories that try to build them up, insisting that in a time of rising despair, hope is still punk rock.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Punk rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punk%20rock. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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