Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punkish

/ˈpʌnkɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: punk-ish
IPA: /ˈpʌnkɪʃ/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reminiscent of the punk subculture; slightly punk.

Example Sentences

"It certainly had merit as a punkish shouter with its machine-gun-spatter underbeat."

Etymology

Etymology tree English punk Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English punkish From punk + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more punkish (comparative) most punkish (superlative)

Derived Forms

punkishly punkishness

Synonyms

punklike punky

Questions

How do you pronounce punkish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌnkɪʃ/.
What does punkish mean?: Reminiscent of the punk subculture; slightly punk.
Where does punkish come from?: Etymology tree English punk Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English punkish From punk + -ish.

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