punks

Noun

• a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes)
• an aggressive and violent young criminal
• substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
• material for starting a fire
• a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
• rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
• plural of punk

Verb

• third-person singular simple present indicative of punk

Synonyms

goon, hood, hoodlum, kindling, punk, punk rock, punk rocker, spunk, strong-armer, thug, tinder, touchwood, tough, toughie