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punky¹

  • /ˈpʌŋki/ UK
  • /ˈpʌŋki/ US
  • /ˈpəŋ-/ US

Sounds like punkie · Rhymes with -ʌŋki

adjective punkier · punkiest

  1. Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft. He said nothing, rousing himself once in a while to go through his hunting gear or repair a packstrap, and he even hollowed out a punky log with a hatchet for some use I couldn't divine.
  2. Of or pertaining to the punk subculture. a punky hairstyle

    Similar: punkish, punklike

punky²

  • /ˈpʌŋki/ UK
  • /ˈpʌŋki/ US
  • /ˈpəŋ-/ US

Sounds like punkie · Rhymes with -ʌŋki

noun punkies

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of punkie (“small two-winged fly or midge; lantern similar to a jack-o'-lantern”).

punky³

  • /ˈpʌŋki/ UK
  • /ˈpʌŋki/ US
  • /ˈpəŋ-/ US

Sounds like punkie · Rhymes with -ʌŋki

noun punkies

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of punkie (“pumpkinseed fish”).

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@misc{punky_2026,
  title = {punky},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/punky},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}