Usually means: Rebellious youth subculture, distinctive style.
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  1. punks: Merriam-Webster
  2. punks: Collins English Dictionary
  3. punks: Vocabulary.com
  4. Punk's, Punks, punk's, punks: Wordnik
  5. punks: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. punks: Wiktionary
  7. punks: Dictionary.com
  8. punks: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. P.U.N.K.S, Punks (film), The Punks: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. punks: Rhymezone
  11. punks: FreeDictionary.org
  12. punks: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. punks: Encyclopedia

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  1. PUNKS: Acronym Finder

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  1. punks: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from WordNet (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)


Opposite:
preppy, conformist, conservative, traditional

Types:
emo, goth, punk, hardcore, indie, pop punk, post-hardcore, screamo, indie pop, more...

Phrases:
pickled punks, Nazi Punks Fuck Off, Punks Not Dead, White Punks on Dope, Surf Punks, more...

Adjectives:
young, little, other, many, few, real, white, local, british, male, teenage



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Opposite:
preppy, conformist, conservative, traditional

Types:
emo, goth, punk, hardcore, indie, pop punk, post-hardcore, screamo, indie pop, more...

Phrases:
pickled punks, Nazi Punks Fuck Off, Punks Not Dead, White Punks on Dope, Surf Punks, Electronic Punks, street punks, source of influence for some punks, more...

Adjectives:
young, little, other, many, few, real, white, local, british, male, teenage




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