Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun punks

1 sense of punks

Sense 1
punks -- (a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes))
       => youth subculture -- (a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun punk

5 senses of punk

Sense 1
hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer -- (an aggressive and violent young criminal)
       => criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor -- (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)

Sense 2
punk -- (substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks))
       => igniter, ignitor, lighter -- (a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire)

Sense 3
kindling, tinder, touchwood, spunk, punk -- (material for starting a fire)
       => igniter, ignitor, lighter -- (a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire)

Sense 4
punk rocker, punk -- (a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture)
       => adolescent, stripling, teenager, teen -- (a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity)

Sense 5
punk rock, punk -- (rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock)
       => rock 'n' roll, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock and roll, rock, rock music -- (a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll.")