punky

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpʌŋki/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpʌŋki/, /ˈpəŋ-/
• Homophone: punkie
• Rhymes: -ʌŋki

From punk +‎ -y.

punky (comparative punkier, superlative punkiest)

1. (geology) Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood); rotted or soft.
   • 2013, Thom Harmer, Going Native:

     He said nothing, rousing himself once in a while to go through his hunting gear or repair a packstrap, and he even hollowed out a punky log with a hatchet for some use I couldn't divine.

2. Of or pertaining to the punk subculture.

• punklike
• punkish

• → Spanish: punki

punky (plural punkies)

1. Alternative spelling of punkie (“small two-winged fly or midge; lantern similar to a jack-o'-lantern”)

punky (plural punkies)

1. Alternative spelling of punkie (“pumpkinseed fish”)

punky (invariable)

1. punky