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I certainly didn't want to be in a punk rock band, because I had already been in a punk rock band. I wanted to be in a band that could do anything - like Led Zeppelin.
Jeff Ament

Meaning of "punk rock" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUNK ROCK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNK ROCK

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Punk rock is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PUNK ROCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. Punk bands created fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produced recordings and distributed them through informal channels. The term "punk" was first used in relation to rock music by some American critics in the early 1970s, to describe garage bands and their devotees. By late 1976, bands such as the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned in London, and Television, and the Ramones in New York City were recognized as the vanguard of a new musical movement. The following year saw punk rock spreading around the world, and it became a major cultural phenomenon in the United Kingdom. For the most part, punk took root in local scenes that tended to reject association with the mainstream.

Definition of punk rock in the English dictionary

The definition of punk rock in the dictionary is a fast abrasive style of rock music of the late 1970s, characterized by aggressive or offensive lyrics and performance Sometimes shortened to: punk.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNK ROCK

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Synonyms and antonyms of punk rock in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «punk rock» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNK ROCK

Find out the translation of punk rock to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of punk rock from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «punk rock» in English.

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朋克摇滚
1,325 millions of speakers

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punk rock
570 millions of speakers

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punk rock
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पंक रॉक
380 millions of speakers
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الصخور بغي
280 millions of speakers

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панк-рок
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punk rock
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বাজে কথা শিলা
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punk rock
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Punk rock
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Punk
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パンクロック
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펑크 록
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Punk rock
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punk rock
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பங்க் ராக்
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पंक रॉक
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punk rock
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punk rock
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punk rock
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панк - рок
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punk Rock
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punk rock
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punk rock
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punkrock
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punk rock
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Trends of use of punk rock

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNK ROCK»

The term «punk rock» is very widely used and occupies the 22.412 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about punk rock

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10 QUOTES WITH «PUNK ROCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word punk rock.
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Jeff Ament
Punk rock and skateboarding took the 'school' out of living your life, and I related to learning as I went, doing a lot of different things that I liked, when I liked. Consequently, I'm mediocre at all of the above, but still stoked on being a lifetime student of music, skating, painting, writing, etc.
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Jeff Ament
I certainly didn't want to be in a punk rock band, because I had already been in a punk rock band. I wanted to be in a band that could do anything - like Led Zeppelin.
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Travis Barker
A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing.
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Travis Barker
I can play punk rock, and I love playing punk rock, but I was into every other style of music before I played punk rock.
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Ashley Benson
When I was younger, I went through a lot of different phases. One day I'd be punk rock, and the next I would be tomboyish, and then I would be really girly. I was so weird. My two best friends and I were just crazy and goofy!
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Jello Biafra
The jury had down right contempt for punk rock grass roots ethics.
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Billy Childish
I've not been an admirer of contemporary music since punk rock went off the boil in 1977, but once a year I'll listen to 'Spiral Scratch' by the Buzzcocks, or 'Hippy Hippy Shake' by the Swinging Blue Jeans. Otherwise, I can put up with Chopin or shakuhachi flute in the background.
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Kurt Cobain
Rap music is the only vital form of music introduced since punk rock.
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Tre Cool
Punk rock has become another viable art form. It always was. But now it's like everyone's doing it.
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Billy Corgan
I've always been spiritual but I've never had a proper context, and it took me awhile to find the proper context. It's hard to realize you can have any kind of relationship with God you want... and so I now have a punk rock relationship with God.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNK ROCK»

Discover the use of punk rock in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to punk rock and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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White Riot: Punk Rock and the Politics of Race
This book brings together writing from leading critics such as Greil Marcus and Dick Hebdige, personal reflections from punk pioneers such as Jimmy Pursey, Darryl Jenifer and Mimi Nguyen, and reports on punk scenes from Toronto to Jakarta.
Stephen Duncombe, Maxwell Tremblay, 2011
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The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists
The Punk Book of Lists will feature approx 200 lists - culled from the historical archives and many generated by noteworthy musicians, lists have been put together by film directors, writers, actors, you name it.
Amy Wallace, Dick Manitoba, 2007
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Punk Rock Aerobics: 75 Killer Moves, 50 Punk Classics, and ...
A work-out routine based on punk rock proffers the unlikely notion that good health can flow from the Punk aesthetic and lifestyle, basing a rigorous fitness regime on the music and moves of punk. Original. 50,000 first printing.
Maura Jasper, Hilken Mancini, 2004
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Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About ...
This is not your typical Zen book. Brad Warner, a young punk who grew up to be a Zen master, spares no one. This bold new approach to the "Why?" of Zen Buddhism is as strongly grounded in the tradition of Zen as it is utterly revolutionary.
Brad Warner, 2005
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Punk Rock Dad
Jim Lindberg is a Punk Rock Dad.
Jim Lindberg, 2009
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Punk Rock
Punk Rock premiered at the Lyric Hammersmith on 3 September 2009 in a co-production between the Lyric Hammersmith and the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.
Simon Stephens, 2009
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So Punk Rock (and Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother): A Novel
Four suburban New Jersey students from the Leo R. Gittleman Jewish Day School form a rock band that becomes inexplicably popular, creating exhilaration, friction, confrontation, and soul-searching among its members. Original.
Micol Ostow, 2009
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Pretty in Punk: 25 Punk, Rock, and Goth Knitting Projects
More mittens? We're not gonna take it! And neither should you! Pretty in Punk salutes counterculture fashion with 25 entirely original designs inspired by fashion icons Vivienne Westwood and John Galliano, and punk legends.
Alyce Benevides, Jaqueline Milles, 2013
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Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, ...
In 2003, Brad Warner blew the top off the Buddhist book world with his irreverent autobiography/manifesto, Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, and the Truth about Reality.
Brad Warner, 2010
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Tales of a Punk Rock Nothing
The classic underground novel about a Jewish kid from Tennessee, who moves to D.C. and hangs out with militant vegetarians, manifesto-writing shoplifters, and strippers who write feminist theory.
Abram Shalom Himelstein, Jamie Schweser, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNK ROCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term punk rock is used in the context of the following news items.
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X and The Blasters rekindle those '80s punk rock memories in OC
Punk rock was never supposed to be about growing old gracefully. It was all about burning hot, and brightly, for a moment, with little thought toward the future. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Punk rock brand: the Sex Pistols to feature on a range of credit cards
One of a new range of credit cards featuring the Sex Pistols, with the group's name and record sleeve artwork appearing on the cards from Virgin Money. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Read Fall Out Boy's Loving Green Day Tribute at Rock and Roll Hall …
It was all the things that you'd expect from punk rock: it was angry, it was loud, it was fast, but there were these subtle hints of an awareness of music theory and ... «RollingStone.com, Apr 15»
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Legendary punk rock producer Kim Fowley dead at 75
Legendary punk rock producer Kim Fowley dead at 75. By Andreas Preuss, CNN. Updated 5:41 AM ET, Fri January 16, 2015. <a href="http://www.cnn. «CNN, Jan 15»
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A Snail So Hardcore It's Named After A Punk Rocker
These punk rock snails live thousands of feet underwater, crowded around the mouths of chimneys of hydrothermal vents — the kind of place that might survive ... «NPR, Dec 14»
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Punk rock band Green Day makes it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
A decade after punk rock's heyday, Green Day released its first album in 1990 featuring the band's combination of energetic guitar chords and raw lyrics that ... «Malay Mail Online, Dec 14»
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Punk rock icon Tommy Ramone dies
People we lost in 2014 – Paul Mazursky, a five-time Oscar nominee who directed and wrote such films as "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice," "An Unmarried Woman" ... «CNN, Jul 14»
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Lorde, Kendrick, Daft Punk rock out at 56th Grammys
Lorde, Kendrick, Daft Punk rock out at 56th Grammys. The top five performances of Sunday's Grammys included a stripped-down rendition, a proud power ... «The Chicago Maroon, Jan 14»
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What Lou Reed Was Really Like: Legs McNeil?s Tribute to the …
That was why I love punk rock so much (which was originated by The Velvet Underground—they did everything first). The songs are so beautiful and so ... «Daily Beast, Oct 13»
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Punk Rock Pioneer Phil Chevron Dies
Even though he got his start as a founding member of the Radiators From Space, one of the many bands to emerge from the late-'70s punk scene in England, ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, Oct 13»

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