punk rock

English

Etymology

See punk + rock. First attested in 1970 in reference to rockabilly; possibly coined in its current sense by American music critic Dave Marsh in the May 1971 issue of Creem, from earlier punk music.

Noun

punk rock (uncountable)

1. (music) A genre of rock music associated with short, loud, energetic songs played on electric guitars and drums and employing angry, offensive, and/or political lyrics.

Synonyms

• punk

Hypernyms

• rock

Derived terms

• punker
• punk rocker

Translations

rock genre — see also punk

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 朋客搖滾樂／朋客摇滚乐, 朋客摇滚乐 (péngkè yáogǔnyuè)

• Finnish: punkrock
• Georgian: პანკ-როკი (ṗanḳ-roḳi)
• German: Punk Rock f
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• Japanese: パンクロック (pankurokku)
• Korean: 펑크 록 (peongkeu rok)
• Marathi: पंक रॉक n (paṃka rǒka)
• Russian: панк-ро́к (ru) m (pank-rók)
• Turkish: punk rock