English

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Etymology

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punkish +‎ -ness

Noun

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punkishness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being punkish.
    • 2002, Alexandra Heidi Karriker, Film Studies: Women in Contemporary World Cinema[1]:
      In the case of Nikita then, her punkishness is used to "explain" her initial violence, just as her violence also explains punk.
  2. Punkish behavior.