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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The growing Aadam Jacobs Collection is an internet treasure trove for music lovers, especially for fans of indie and punk rock during the 1980s through the early 2000s, when the scene blossomed and became mainstream.
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Christopher Weber, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The growing Aadam Jacobs Collection is an internet treasure trove for music lovers, especially for fans of indie and punk rock during the 1980s through the early 2000s, when the scene blossomed and became mainstream.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
This was punk rock’s Year Zero.
—Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 2026
Who is or is not punk rock is still something Love and Corgan deny Gordon the right to arbitrate.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Weber, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
The growing Aadam Jacobs Collection is an internet treasure trove for music lovers, especially for fans of indie and punk rock during the 1980s through the early 2000s, when the scene blossomed and became mainstream.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
This was punk rock’s Year Zero.
—Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 5 Apr. 2026
Who is or is not punk rock is still something Love and Corgan deny Gordon the right to arbitrate.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Apr. 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 11 Apr. 2026.
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