punk rock
noun
: rock music marked by extreme and often deliberately offensive expressions of alienation and social discontent
punk rocker
noun
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Earlier that day, Jason Cohen had mentioned to me that Tucker's had almost a punk rock ethos.
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Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
Rock meets culinary magic when Chef Jamie Bissonnette unleashes his punk rock flair while teaming up with drum legend Murph of Dinosaur Jr. at 4:15 p.m. at The Workshop.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2024
The collection, which is available online, in Cutler and Gross stores, as well as at select stockists, features an array of colors that evoke some of the punk rock vibes of Harry's heyday in the '80s and '90s, too.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
Coming of age as a punk rock group whose adolescent despondence became the rallying cry for a generation of fans and acolytes alike can quickly wither on the vine.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
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Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2024
Rock meets culinary magic when Chef Jamie Bissonnette unleashes his punk rock flair while teaming up with drum legend Murph of Dinosaur Jr. at 4:15 p.m. at The Workshop.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 22 Sep. 2024
The collection, which is available online, in Cutler and Gross stores, as well as at select stockists, features an array of colors that evoke some of the punk rock vibes of Harry's heyday in the '80s and '90s, too.
—Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024
Coming of age as a punk rock group whose adolescent despondence became the rallying cry for a generation of fans and acolytes alike can quickly wither on the vine.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
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“Punk rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punk%20rock. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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