punky

US: (pung′kē)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

punk•y¹  (pung′kē), adj., punk•i•er, punk•i•est. 

1. of, like, or pertaining to spongy punk.
2. burning very slowly, as a fire.

• punk¹ + -y¹ 1870–75, American.

punk′i•ness, n. 

punk•y²  (pung′kē), adj., punk•i•er, punk•i•est. 

1. Slang Terms of or like punks or hoodlums.
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of punk rock, its performers, or its devotees.

• punk² + -y¹

punk′i•ness, n.