Noun: punk rock
- Rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
"The Sex Pistols' 'Anarchy in the UK' epitomizes the punk rock ethos";
- punk
Derived forms: punk rocks
Type of: R&R, R'n'R [non-standard], rock, rock and roll, rock music, rock 'n' roll, rock-and-roll, rock'n'roll
Encyclopedia: Punk rock