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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Dua Lipa just put a punk rock spin on the little black dress.
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
Then there is the co-opting of the punk rock movement, created as an underground DIY movement to challenge mainstream culture, but later embraced by it.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Tucked off North Loop, this vegan, gluten-free bakery is a tribute to the punk rock band Bikini Kill.
—Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Critchley believes that music—any music, so long as one really loves it—can lead to mystical experience, and the end of his book is an encomium to punk rock.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
Then there is the co-opting of the punk rock movement, created as an underground DIY movement to challenge mainstream culture, but later embraced by it.
—Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Tucked off North Loop, this vegan, gluten-free bakery is a tribute to the punk rock band Bikini Kill.
—Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Critchley believes that music—any music, so long as one really loves it—can lead to mystical experience, and the end of his book is an encomium to punk rock.
—Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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 28 Jan. 2026.
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