postpunk

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A form of post-punk — A rock music genre that followed punk rock and was more artistic and experimental, laying the foundations for alternative rock.

OriginEnglish punk ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

adjectivepostpunk (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of post-punk.

    postpunk industrial music

nounpostpunk (countable and uncountable, plural postpunks)

plural postpunks

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of post-punk.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishpunk
  8. Englishpostpunk

From post- + punk.

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APA

postpunk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpunk

MLA

“postpunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpunk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postpunk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postpunk.

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