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 Harrison was a punk rock fan from his early teens, eventually joining the bands Daybreak and Triac before working behind-the-scenes with Pig Destroyer from 2004. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2024 Stone is delightfully devious as a punk rock designer who embraces her wicked side. Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2024 Other pieces in the store express the direct challenge to authority prevalent in the counterculture of the local punk rock bands, skating and graffiti scenes that Herrera and Cambra grew up with. Charlie Vargas, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2024 Ai spoke with Jonathan Landreth about parents and parenting, punk rock and the passage of time, all via video chat last week from Berlin. Jonathan Landreth, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024 Blessed with a harsh, untutored, yet inimitably soulful voice, MacGowan forged a blend of traditional Irish folk music and punk rock that was later mimicked outright by bands the Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly, and left a clear influence on acts such as Gogol Bordello and Mumford and Sons. Andrew Barker, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023 Foxygen’s first manager always says that Steely Dan’s Gaucho is the most punk rock album of all time. Ryan Reed, SPIN, 20 Feb. 2024 Editor’s picks That uncompromising sound and image were a profound influence on generations of politically outspoken rock artists, from the first wave of punk rock in the ’70s to Rage Against the Machine in the ’90s and beyond. Steve Appleford, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2024 Her new album Hole in My Head serves as a series of reflective entries about the Against Me! frontwoman’s life of sheer punk rock chaos. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of punk rock was in 1970

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“Punk rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punk%20rock. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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punk rock

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

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