"punk rock" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: See punk + rock. First attested in 1970 in reference to rockabilly; possibly coined in its current sense by American music critic Dave Marsh in the May 1971 issue of Creem, from earlier punk music. Etymology templates: {{m|en|punk}} punk, {{m|en|rock}} rock, {{m|en|punk}} punk, {{m|en|music}} music Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} punk rock (uncountable)
  1. (music) A genre of rock music associated with short, loud, energetic songs played on electric guitars and drums and employing angry, offensive, and/or political lyrics. Wikipedia link: Creem, Dave Marsh, punk rock Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Synonyms: punk Hypernyms: rock Derived forms: punker, punk rocker Translations: 朋客搖滾樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 朋客摇滚乐 (péngkè yáogǔnyuè) (Chinese Mandarin), punkrock (Finnish), პანკ-როკი (ṗanḳ-roḳi) (Georgian), Punk Rock [feminine] (German), パンクロック (pankurokku) (Japanese), 펑크 록 (peongkeu rok) (Korean), पंक रॉक (paṅka rŏk) [neuter] (Marathi), панк-ро́к (pank-rók) [masculine] (Russian), punk rock (Turkish)

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