Punk or punks may refer to:
Genres, subculture, and related aspects
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Punk rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...
, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
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Punk subculture
The punk subculture includes a diverse and widely known array of Punk rock, music, Punk ideologies, ideologies, Punk fashion, fashion, and other forms of expression, Punk visual art, visual art, dance, Punk literature, literature, and film. La ...
, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture such as:
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Punk fashion
Punk fashion is the clothing, hairstyles, cosmetics, jewellery, and body modifications of the punk counterculture. Punk fashion varies widely, ranging from Vivienne Westwood designs to styles modeled on bands like The Exploited to the dressed-dow ...
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Punk ideologies
Punk ideologies are a group of varied social and political beliefs associated with the punk subculture and punk rock. It is primarily concerned with concepts such as mutual aid, against selling out, hierarchy, white supremacy, authoritarianism, ...
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Punk literature
Punk literature (also called punk lit and, rarely, punklit) is literature related to the punk subculture. The attitude and ideologies of punk rock gave rise to distinctive characteristics in the writing it manifested. It has influenced the tran ...
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Punk visual art
Punk visual art is artwork associated with the punk subculture and the no wave movement. It is prevalent in punk rock album covers, flyers for punk concerts and punk zines, but has also been prolific in other mediums, such as the visual arts, ...
People
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Punk (video game player) (born 1999), professional ''Street Fighter 6'' player
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CM Punk
Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw brand. Regarded as ...
(born 1978), American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist
Media
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''Punk'' (magazine), a 1970s American punk music magazine
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The Punk'', a 1993 British film, based on the novel of the same name
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P.U.N.K.S.'', a 1999 American science fiction comedy film
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''Punks'' (film), a 2000 African-American LGBTQ comedy film
* "Punk", a song from the 2001 Gorillaz
self-titled debut album
* "Punk", a song from the 2003 Ferry Corsten album ''
Right of Way
A right of way (also right-of-way) is a specific route that people, animals, vehicles, watercraft, or utility lines travel, or the legal status that gives them the right to do so. Rights-of-way in the physical sense include controlled-access h ...
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The Encyclopedia of Punk
''The Encyclopedia of Punk'' is a reference book about punk rock written by Brian Cogan, an associate professor in the Department of Communications at Molloy College in Long Island, New York. The book's original title was ''The Encyclopedia of ...
'', a 2006 reference work by Brian Cogan
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''Punk'' (Chai album), a 2019 studio recording by Japanese band Chai
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''Punk'' (TV series), a 2019 American documentary television series
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''Punk'' (Young Thug album), a 2021 studio recording by American rapper Young Thug
Other uses
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Punk (fireworks)
A punk is a smoldering stick used for lighting firework fuses. It is safer than a match or a lighter because it can be used from a greater distance and does not use an open flame. They are made of bamboo and a brown coating of compressed sa ...
, a smoldering stick used for lighting firework fuse
* Punk, a colloquialism for the cattail reed, genus ''
Typha
''Typha'' is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae. These plants have a variety of common names, in British English as bulrushStreeter D, Hart-Davies C, Hardcastle A, Cole F, Harper L. 2009. ' ...
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* Punk, an evil robot from the ''
Mega Man
''Mega Man'' (known as in Japan) is a video game franchise developed and published by Capcom, featuring the Mega Man (character), protagonist of the same name. The Mega Man (1987 video game), original game was released for the Nintendo Enter ...
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''Punk'' (mollusc), a genus of fossil aplacophoran mollusc
See also
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Donny the Punk (1946–1996), United States prison reform activist
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Punk'd
''Punk'd'' is an American hidden camera–practical joke reality television series that first aired on MTV in 2003. It was created by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg, with Kutcher serving as producer and host. It bears a resemblance to both ...
'', an MTV hidden-camera television program
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