punk

punk
   1. obsolete
   a prostitute
   The Worcestershire dialect meaning was Trash; an article of inferior quality' {EDD) It would be hard to draw any inferences from the alternative meaning, the scaly poloporous, better known perhaps as polyporus squamosus:
    She may be a punk, for many of them are neither maid, widow, nor wife. (Shakespeare, Measure for Measure)
   2. American
   a male homosexual
   From the meaning, rotten (of wood), whence worthless or of low quality. The word came into general use in connection with adolescent excess. Thus devotees of a loud tuneless noise with a strong beat (often accompanied by flashing coloured lights), who wore ritual decorated leather garments and impractical hairstyles, were known as punks and the noise was called punk rock.
   3. low-quality marijuana
   Again from the meaning, of low quality.
   Punk pills may be any narcotic illegally taken orally.

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