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punkish

English

Etymology

punk +? -ish

Adjective

punkish (comparative more punkish, superlative most punkish)

  1. Reminiscent of the punk subculture.
  2. Slightly punk. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Synonyms

  • punklike
  • punky

Anagrams

  • Pushkin

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puckish

English

Etymology

Puck +? -ish, after the mischievous fairy in English folklore who is also a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p?k??/

Adjective

puckish (comparative more puckish, superlative most puckish)

  1. Mischievous; excessively playful.
    • Wolfowitz spoke softly to Yasa, who evidently had no idea who he was but responded with a puckish smile. - The New Yorker, The Next Crusade by John Cassidy, 09/04/2007 [1]

Synonyms

  • (mischievous): impish, mischievous, playful

Anagrams

  • hickups

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