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punk rocker

  • a word derived from punk rock.
    punk rock
    noun
    a type of rock-'n'-roll, reaching its peak in the late 1970s and characterized by loud, insistent music and abusive or violent protest lyrics, and whose performers and followers are distinguished by extremes of dress and socially defiant behavior.

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We go on a short hike while Yarvin, who looks like an ageing punk rocker, speaks in circuitous, long-winded yarns that reference esoteric texts and periods of history to prove his points.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The town known simply as Giles backed Milei for president in October 2023, when the 54-year-old economist and punk rocker swept to power as an outsider with a radical plan to fix Argentina's broken economy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025

A longtime punk rocker in his homeland, he formed the band Mach 1.67 with filmmaker Sogo Ishii in 1996 and later played in the bands Peace Pill and Safari.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024

"August's subway crush becomes the best part of her day, but pretty soon, she discovers there's one big problem: Jane doesn't just look like an old school punk rocker," read the book's plot synopsis.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2023

A Mohawked punk rocker sat in a plastic chair, watching a Riptide rerun on a coin-operated television.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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