punky

[ puhng-kee ]

/ ˈpʌŋ ki /

of, like, or pertaining to spongy punk.

burning very slowly, as a fire.

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An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; punk¹ + -y¹

Related formspunk·i·ness, noun

[ puhng-kee ]

/ ˈpʌŋ ki /

Slang. of or like punks or hoodlums.

of, relating to, or characteristic of punk rock, its performers, or its devotees.

Related formspunk·i·ness, noun

He was just tickled and amused by the situation, punky and very funny.
NCIS’s 11th Anniversary: Michael Weatherly’s Top 10 Moments|Michael Weatherly|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I was the dirty kid, so of course I loved Punky, who was totally OK with herself,” Munn said.
From Playboy to The Daily Show|Denise Martin|June 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
There before her lay a somewhat larger pile of dust mixed with soft and punky splinters of rotten wood.
Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England
The Indians had set fire to the inside of a punky trunk and the shooting flames were a rallying call.
The Story of the Trapper|A. C. Laut

The first ledge would roll her bottom up, beating in her punky breast at the same time.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day
The snow was deep, the pine was punky and would easily fall; and now was the chance to get my mice.
Wild Life Near Home|Dallas Lore Sharp
That would be a chariot race to what we took before we hove in sight of that punky castle.
Shorty McCabe|Sewell Ford

adj.

1872, of wood, from punk (n.1) + -y (2). Related: Punkiness.