🔄 Synonyms of "Punkey"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| biting midgenoun | Any Ceratopogonidae, a family of small flies (1-4 mm long) in the order Diptera. |
| punkynoun | Of or pertaining to the punk subculture. |
| no-see-umnoun | (US, chiefly Southern US) Any biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae), small flies (1–4 mm long); sometimes the species Leptoconops torrens in particular. |
| punkienoun | (chiefly New England) A small two-winged fly or midge of the family Ceratopogonidae, which bites and then sucks the blood of mammals; a biting midge or sandfly. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Punkey"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| biting midgenoun | Any Ceratopogonidae, a family of small flies (1-4 mm long) in the order Diptera. |
| punkienoun | (chiefly New England) A small two-winged fly or midge of the family Ceratopogonidae, which bites and then sucks the blood of mammals; a biting midge or sandfly. |
| no-see-umnoun | (US, chiefly Southern US) Any biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae), small flies (1–4 mm long); sometimes the species Leptoconops torrens in particular. |
| punkynoun | Of or pertaining to the punk subculture. |
| pikeynoun | (UK, Ireland, ethnic slur, offensive) An itinerant person, especially one of Romani or Irish Traveller heritage. |
| punknoun | (countable) One who engages in sexual intercourse, particularly: |
| pikenoun | Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius. |
| midgienoun | (Northern England, Scotland) Synonym of midge (“small biting fly”). |
| punklingnoun | Someone young associated with the punk movement or music. |
| midgelingnoun | A small or immature midge. |
| flunkienoun | Alternative form of flunkey. [(derogatory) An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household).] |
| punkie nightnoun | (South West England, chiefly Somerset) A night near the end of October, related to Halloween, observed in parts of South West England by the displaying of punkies (“lanterns similar to jack-o'-lanterns”), and traditionally by children begging for candles for their punkies and threatening people who refuse their requests. |
| noodnicknoun | Alternative spelling of nudnik. [(US, colloquial, sometimes attributive) A person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk.] |
| punxnoun | (slang, eye dialect) Punks (members of punk subculture). |
| muck flynoun | (obsolete) A fly found on, or associated with, dirt or dung. |
| mucky-pupnoun | Alternative spelling of mucky pup. [(British, colloquial) A typically messy or dirty child or (humorously) adult.] |
| punkernoun | (music, dated slang) Synonym of punk (“a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre”). |
| noodniknoun | Alternative spelling of nudnik. [(US, colloquial, sometimes attributive) A person who is very annoying; a pest, a nag, a jerk.] |
| hunkienoun | Alternative form of hunky. [(US, slang, now uncommon, ethnic slur) A Hungarian or other eastern European, e.g. a Romanian or a Slav. (Sometimes applied (like honky) to any white person.)] |
| hunkeynoun | Alternative form of hunky (“Hungarian or other Eastern European”). [(US, slang, now uncommon, ethnic slur) A Hungarian or other eastern European, e.g. a Romanian or a Slav. (Sometimes applied (like honky) to any white person.)] |
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