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Definition of Punky
1. Noun. Minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects.
Generic synonyms: Gnat
Group relationships: Ceratopogonidae, Family Ceratopogonidae
Definition of Punky
1. Adjective. (American English) Of or pertaining to punk (touchwood). ¹
2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the punk subculture. ¹
3. Noun. (alternative spelling of punkie) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Punky
1. resembling punk [adj PUNKIER, PUNKIEST] - See also: punk
Lexicographical Neighbors of Punky
Literary usage of Punky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"Punk, punky—contd. 1792 [The Indians] raised a blister by burning punk or ...
1803 Even in New England there is some timber so punky that the French saw ..."
2. Report of the Commissioner of Corporations on Cotton Exchanges by United States Bureau of Corporations, Herbert Knox Smith (1908)
"But a punky bale of cotton has no staple and would not under any ... A. A punky
bale? Q. Yes.—A. Positively not; and I think any statement in that respect ..."
3. Phytopathology by American Phytopathological Society (1917)
"One very noticeable characteristic of this disease is the punky consistency of
... When scraped, the bark, sapwood and frequently the roots appear punky and ..."
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