PUNKIE Definition & Meaning

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punkie

[ puhng-kee ]

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noun

any of the minute biting gnats of the family Ceratopogonidae.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of punkie¹

1760–70, Americanism; < New York Dutch *punkje, alteration of Munsee Delaware ��ó�԰��ə�� (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian *penkw- dust, ashes + *-ehs- diminutive suffix) + Dutch -je diminutive suffix

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"A self-conscious, punkie, indie, black guy who's quite vehement he should be able to wear his hair anyway he likes" – she already has a voice for him.

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