Etymology

From punk +‎ -adelicCategory:English terms suffixed with -adelic#PUNKADELIC.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

punkadelic (comparative more punkadelic, superlative most punkadelic)Category:English lemmas#PUNKADELICCategory:English adjectives#PUNKADELICCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PUNKADELICCategory:Pages with entries#PUNKADELICCategory:Pages with 1 entry#PUNKADELIC

1. (slangCategory:English slang#PUNKADELIC) Having the coolness or style of punk rock or punk rockers.
   • 1983 February, Pepi Plowman, “Thunder Claps”, in Texas Monthly, page 146:

     The punkadelic Skunks have been at it in Austin for four years.

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   • 1987 April, Judge I-Rankin', “Underground”, in Spin, page 41:

     Instead the material is perfectly executed punkadelic glam-bop burnished with a healthy dose of metallic insolence.

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   • 1996 September, Sacha Jenkins, “Joi 'Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome'”, in Vibe, page 208:

     "Move On" borrows the zooming riddims of Anita Ward's 1979 classic "Ring My Bell," while "Take Me Home" features sly, punkadelic guitar riffs.

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   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:punkadelic.