Meaning & use
punky
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Having the style, attitude, or rebellious energy associated with punk music or culture; also used to describe wood that has become soft and decayed.
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She dyed her hair pink and wore a punky leather jacket to the show.
The old fence post had gone punky and crumbled at the slightest touch.
A note on using this word
The wood-related sense comes from 'punk' meaning decayed wood used as tinder, a much older use of the word.
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