punky
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpʌŋki/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpʌŋki/, /ˈpəŋ-/
- Homophone: punkie
- Rhymes: -ʌŋki
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
punky (comparative punkier, superlative punkiest)
- (geology) Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft.
- 2013, Thom Harmer, Going Native:
- He said nothing, rousing himself once in a while to go through his hunting gear or repair a packstrap, and he even hollowed out a punky log with a hatchet for some use I couldn't divine.
- Of or pertaining to the punk subculture.
- 1983 August 6, Margaret Cerullo, Marla Erlien, “Dutch Gays, Lesbians Resist 'Family and State'”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
- It was mainly men who attended the event and of the women there, most came with gay men and appeared to be faghags. In fact, when the dancing started, the scene looked more like a punky hetero event, except for the presence of a few queens and fairies.
Descendants edit
- → Spanish: punki
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
punky (plural punkies)
- Alternative spelling of punkie (“small two-winged fly or midge; lantern similar to a jack-o'-lantern”)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
punky (plural punkies)
- Alternative spelling of punkie (“pumpkinseed fish”)
Spanish edit
Adjective edit
punky (invariable)