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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To me this is the new punk rock. — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 26 June 2026 It has been plausibly linked to everything from a great shift in the world financial order to the invention of punk rock. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 23 May 2026 His cousin was John Krivine, who was one of the founders of BOY, which was an early punk rock clothing company. — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 27 May 2026 Joyce Manor broke out of the cookie-cutter second generation punk rock scene in California and is still touring and recording with the vitality of a new band. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for punk rock

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1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of punk rock was in 1970

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punk rock

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

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