Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhng-kee]
- /ˈpʌŋ ki/
- /punky/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [puhng-kee]
- /ˈpʌŋ ki/
Definitions of punky word
- adjective punky Slang. of or like punks or hoodlums. 1
- adjective punky of, relating to, or characteristic of punk rock, its performers, or its devotees. 1
- adjective punky relating to punk music or style 0
- adjective punky poor quality 0
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Origin of punky
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1870-75; punk1 + -y1
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Parts of speech for Punky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
punky popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
punky usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for punky
noun punky
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