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punky

/ˈpʌŋki/

punkyadjective

punkier

Comp.

punkiest

Super.

/ˈpʌŋki/

Translations

punkStyle vestimentaire et culturel.

She wore a punky outfit with ripped jeans and a leather jacket.

Elle portait une tenue punk avec un jean déchiré et une veste en cuir.

vermouluSe dit surtout du bois abîmé par la pourriture ou les insectes.

The old fence was made of punky wood that crumbled at the touch.

La vieille clôture était faite de bois vermoulu qui s'effritait au toucher.

patraqueFamilier.

I still feel punky after catching that cold.

Je me sens encore patraque après avoir attrapé ce rhume.

Definitions

Having a rebellious or unconventional style, often associated with punk rock culture.

She wore a punky outfit with ripped jeans and a leather jacket.

Resembling or characteristic of decayed wood; crumbly or spongy.

The old fence was made of punky wood that crumbled at the touch.

Feeling slightly ill, weak, or out of sorts.

I still feel punky after catching that cold.

Synonyms

punkynoun

punkies

/ˈpʌŋ.ki/

Used chiefly in North American English as a variant of “punkie,” meaning a small biting midge.

Translations

moucheron piqueurEntomologie.

The punkies were so bad near the lake that we had to wear bug nets.

Les moucherons piqueurs étaient si nombreux près du lac que nous avons dû porter des moustiquaires.

Definitions

A small biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae), also called a no-see-um; variant of punkie.

The punkies were so bad near the lake that we had to wear bug nets.