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Enrique Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-18-10 02:42 PM
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Congrats, Boehner, you made the Dictionary!
http://www.google.com/dictionary?aq=f&langpair=en|en&hl=en&q=punk

punk /p'ʌŋk/

Synonyms:
adjective: ill
noun: tinder

punks plural

1.Punk or punk rock is rock music that is played in a fast, loud, and aggressive way and is often a protest against conventional attitudes and behaviour. Punk rock was particularly popular in the late 1970s. N-UNCOUNT oft N n
I was never really into punk.
...a punk rock band.

2.Punk clothes or styles are associated with punk music and are very noticeable and unconventional. ADJ ADJ n
...a punk hairdo.

3.A punk or a punk rocker is a young person who likes punk music and dresses in a very noticeable and unconventional way, for example by having brightly coloured hair and wearing metal chains. N-COUNT

4.A punk is a young person who behaves in a rude, aggressive, or violent way. N-COUNT US informal
He is fast getting a reputation as a young punk.

Usage examples

"The littlest things he does for a punk dressed in surf clothes who was trespassing on his property changes lives," Gore said. "He's got that power, and that's what makes him the King. And that's why he's the greatest person to this game."
Mar 26, 2009 - Jason Gore - International Herald Tribune

"I was out of order beyond belief, I was way out of order, I acted like a punk, I regret that and there is nobody that has heard that tape that is hit harder by it than me," Bale said, as KROQ radio personality Lisa May cooed in sympathy.
Feb 6, 2009 - Christian Bale - Reuters

"Don't let those little punk staffers take advantage of you and stand up for yourselves," Boehner said. "All of us are hearing from our friends and constituents on lack of credit, you can't get a loan, the more your government takes and...
Mar 18, 2010 - John Boehner - Think Progress


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