2. noun /pəNGk/ punks, plural
A worthless person (often used as a general term of abuse)
A criminal or hoodlum
derogatory. (in prison slang) A passive male homosexual
An inexperienced young person; a novice
A loud, fast-moving, and aggressive form of rock music, popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s
An admirer or player of such music, typically characterized by colored spiked hair and clothing decorated
with safety pins or zippers
Soft, crumbly wood that has been attacked by fungus, sometimes used as tinder
adjective /pəNGk/
In poor or bad condition
- I felt too punk to eat
Of or relating to punk rock and its associated subculture
- a punk band
- a punk haircut
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22. “To me, punk is about being an individual and
going against the grain and standing up and
saying 'This is who I am’.”
Joey Ramone
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Poland Street that everyone would go to because it
was the only place you could go to looking like that
without getting beaten senseless.”
Gary Numan
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for women. It motivated them to pick up a
guitar rather than be a chanteuse. It allowed us
to be aggressive.”
Siouxsie Sioux
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fur jumpers with plastic see-through breast
panels, rubber tops and trousers. I wanted plastic
dungarees, but they looked horrible. I got Mum to copy
the clothes, tight black T-shirts with zips across the
nipples. "I should open my own shop. This stuff takes
five minutes to make" Mum didn't understand the
importance of an original.”
- Boy George
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but I never call myself anything”
Patti Smith
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47. VELVET
UNDERGROUND
The Velvet
Underground, mana
ged by Andy Warhol
(1966–1967)
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53. • 1977 Unemployment running at 5.7%. Young people hardest hit.
• 2012 Unemployment running at 8.3%. Youth the hardest hit.
• 1977 Controversy over police "racist" use of "sus" law.
• 2012 Debate over police use of "racist" stop and search laws.
• 1977 Household incomes saw a fall of 2.7%.
• 2012 Household incomes fell by 2.7%.
• 1977 Queen celebrates silver jubilee.
• 2012 Queen celebrates her diamond jubilee
• 1977 Firemen and print workers in pay disputes.
• 2012 Public services unions line up to reject pension reforms
• 1977 A horse called Red Rum won the heart of the nation.
• 2012 A horse called Joey (War Horse) gripped film fans' attention.