PUNK: origin eastern Algonquian, with connections to both Munsee and Lanape dialects. rotten slow burning wood used as tinder, cited 1680. punkie, swarm of small tenacious blood sucking flies, cited 1760. a type of cigarette, 1889. a native american mix of "punk" (a fungus, P.igniarius) with tobacco which rose in popularity in the 19th century. among the eskimo and inuit, this mixture is called iqmik. bread, (american tramp slang), 1891. something worthless, bad, inferior, 1896. punk kid, criminal's apprentice or young hoodlum, (street slang) 1904. someone worthless, bad, weak, 1917. punk out, to back out of something, 1920. novice, 1923. punk day, free admission of children to the circus, (circus slang) 1930. a submissive male used for sex, (prison slang) 1946. punk rock, genre of music, 1960's; cited 1971. * i chose to follow the american etymology of this word; there are european etymological lines to the word as well.
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Judy Caroll
8/8/2012 10:55:10 am
I love your blog!!! so well designed and so well written!! BRAVO!!
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Elvis P Monroe
8/17/2014 07:57:37 am
I too am a Punk Rock babysitter. I love the Lunachicks and have seen them live at Stache's in Columbus Ohio awhile back. Does Dino Sex still think he has a psychic link with them?
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