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

And that is what rock ‘n’ roll, punk rock is all about. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025

Guided by Devine’s musical predilections, with a few concessions to more populist tastes, the bins include blues, jazz, country, sound tracks, punk rock, and New Orleans/zydeco. —Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 1 May 2025

That year marked a turning point for the band, who gave a career-defining performance at Woodstock ’94 and grafted their brand of melodic punk rock onto the charts. —Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 May 2025

While other local punk rock promoters came and went, Goldenvoice became an essential champion of punk, metal, goth, industrial and other revolutionary sounds of the time. —Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for punk rock

• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock
• boardwalk
• catwalk
• cornstalk
• crosswalk
• deadlock
• feedstock
• fetlock
• flintlock
• goshawk

Kids Definition

punk rock

noun

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