Meaning
5 senses(slang)To pimp.
(slang, transitive)To forcibly perform anal sex upon (an unwilling partner).
Ricky punked his new cell-mates.
(slang, transitive)To prank.
I got expelled when I punked the principal.
(especially)To give up or concede; to act like a wimp.
Jimmy was going to help me with the prank, but he punked (out) at the last minute.
(often, transitive)To adapt or embellish in the style of the punk movement.
Examples
78 sentencesOrigin
Uncertain. Possibly from punk (“rotten wood dust used as tinder”), attested since 1678, toUncertain. Possibly from punk (“rotten wood dust used as tinder”), attested since 1678, to anything worthless (attested since 1869) and then to any undesirable person (since 1908). The relatively tame 21st century usage of punk (“prank”, verb) was popularized by the American television show Punk'd (2003).
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Forms
punks, punking, punked, punkedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
71 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- punk rock
- like punk rock
- like punk