"cowpunk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cowpunks [plural]
Etymology: Blend of cowboy + punk, from 1979. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|cowboy|punk}} Blend of cowboy + punk Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cowpunk (countable and uncountable, plural cowpunks)
  1. (uncountable) A musical subgenre that combines punk rock with country music, folk music, and blues. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Synonyms: country punk
    Sense id: en-cowpunk-en-noun-owB~hrtf Disambiguation of Musical genres: 82 18 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 75 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 90 10
  2. (countable) A performer in this musical style. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-cowpunk-en-noun-t~FLq2wU

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