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punk rock

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Rock music characterized by extremely fast tempos and lyrics expressing emotional isolation and antisocial attitudes.

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  • noun A fast, often distorted rock music originating from the 1970s which is usually associated with angry, offensive, or "politically-charged" lyrics.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock

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hypernyms (6)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. rock
  2. rock 'n' roll
  3. rock and roll
  4. rock music
  5. rock'n'roll
  6. rock-and-roll

forms (2)

Forms

  1. punk rocker
  2. punker

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