Punkishness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being punkish. uncountable

    "In the case of Nikita then, her punkishness is used to "explain" her initial violence, just as her violence also explains punk."

  2. 2
    Punkish behavior. uncountable

Example

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"In the case of Nikita then, her punkishness is used to "explain" her initial violence, just as her violence also explains punk."

Etymology

From punkish + -ness.

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