punky

adj — 2 senses

punky

adj

UK /ˈpʌŋki/ · US /ˈpʌŋki/

Etymology From punk + -y.

1

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft.

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.2013, Thom Harmer, Going Native:

2

Of or pertaining to the punk subculture.

a punky hairstyle
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.1983 August 6, Margaret Cerullo, Marla Erlien, “Dutch Gays, Lesbians Resist 'Family and State'”, in Gay Community News, page 3:

Derived terms: punkily, punkiness

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