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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The punk rock music playing over the speakers is a bigger hint that pizza shop owners Max Popoff and Noah Quillec are involved in the music scene.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2025
It’s got skateboarding, it’s got punk rock clubs, it’s got Nineties music.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
My motorcycle punk rock aesthetic became less edgy.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
But more than 30 years after her death, Zapata’s art and music continues to make a mark on the punk rock scene and influence both old and new generations of fans.
—Stephanie Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2025
It’s got skateboarding, it’s got punk rock clubs, it’s got Nineties music.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
My motorcycle punk rock aesthetic became less edgy.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
But more than 30 years after her death, Zapata’s art and music continues to make a mark on the punk rock scene and influence both old and new generations of fans.
—Stephanie Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for punk rock
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“Punk rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punk%20rock. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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