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1. [ U ] a movement in music and fashion that became popular, mainly in Britain, in the late 1970s, with groups such as The Sex Pistols and the Clash. The music they played, called punk or punk rock , was usually loud, fast and violent, and expressed anger against society. Punk fashions, introduced by Vivienne Westwood and others, included torn clothes, safety pins, and brightly coloured hair.
2. ( also punk rocker ) [ C ] a person who dresses in punk fashions and likes punk music.