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 film also shows how the mainstreaming of punk rock, and the mainstream music industry’s patriarchal tendencies, overwhelmed the group.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
Bay Area punk rock icon Jello Biafra was hospitalized over the weekend after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
An all-black ensemble has long been the hallmark of edgy, punk rock vibes, so embrace that.
—Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
And in a music industry that often feels broken, a fair ticket price might be the most punk rock statement of all.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
Bay Area punk rock icon Jello Biafra was hospitalized over the weekend after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
An all-black ensemble has long been the hallmark of edgy, punk rock vibes, so embrace that.
—Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
And in a music industry that often feels broken, a fair ticket price might be the most punk rock statement of all.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2026.
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