punk

/pʌŋk/ noun

Definition

STYLE [U] (also punk rock) › a style of music and fashion in the 1970s which was wild, loud, and violent

PERSON [C] › someone who wears punk clothes and likes punk music

BAD MAN [C] US informal › a bad young man

(Definition of punk noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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