punk

a young person who is part of a subculture that developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s, characterized by an anti-establishment attitude and often wearing brightly colored hair and clothes

punk (persona), skinhead (en algunos contextos)

Collocations punk rock · punk fashion

• He was a punk in the 1980s.

  Él fue un punk en los años ochenta.

the style of music, fashion, and art associated with the punk subculture

punk (estilo)

Collocations punk rock band · punk fashion

• The concert featured punk bands.

  El concierto contó con bandas de punk.

an attitude of rebellion or opposition to authority, often associated with the punk subculture

rebeldía, actitud punk

Collocations punk attitude · punk spirit

• She has a punk attitude towards authority.

  Ella tiene una actitud punk hacia la autoridad.

(slang) to attack or rob someone violently, especially in a public place

atacar, asaltar (en sentido figurado)

• punk somebody

• The robbers punked the clerk at gunpoint.

  Los ladrones asaltaron al cajero a punta de pistola.

(slang) to criticize or mock someone severely, especially in public

criticizar duramente, burlarse (en sentido figurado)

• punk somebody

• The boss punked the employee in front of everyone.

  El jefe criticó duramente al empleado frente a todos.

(slang) to damage or destroy something badly

estropear, destruir (en sentido figurado)

• punk something

• The storm punked the town's infrastructure.

  La tormenta estropeó la infraestructura de la ciudad.

(slang) to use or consume something quickly and completely, often in an excessive manner

consumir rápidamente, usar (en sentido figurado)

• punk something

• They punked all the food at the party.

  Ellos consumieron toda la comida en la fiesta.

(slang) to make something happen or come into existence, often in a sudden and unexpected way

hacer surgir (en sentido figurado)

• punk something

• The new trend punked the fashion world.

  La nueva tendencia hizo surgir el mundo de la moda.