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punk

/ˈpʌŋk/ noun B2
  1. A passive or effeminate homosexual man. (US, countable, uncountable)
  2. A boy who accompanies a hobo, especially as used for sex. (US, countable, slang, uncountable)
  3. A male homosexual. (US, countable, uncountable)
  4. A man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship, especially in prison. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) · Because he was so weak, Vinny soon became Tony's punk.
  5. A worthless person, particularly (US, countable, slang)
  6. A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent. (US, countable, slang, uncountable)
  7. A weak, timid person. (US, countable, slang, uncountable)
  8. Synonym of amateur. (US, countable, slang, uncountable)

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But don’t forget to burn a few punk sticks in the joss house to the great god Mazuma from time to time.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 11 · C1

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