Etymology

From punk +‎ -ifyCategory:English terms suffixed with -ify#PUNKIFY.

Verb

punkify (third-person singular simple present punkifies, present participle punkifying, simple past and past participle punkified)Category:English lemmas#PUNKIFYCategory:English verbs#PUNKIFYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#PUNKIFYCategory:Pages with entries#PUNKIFYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#PUNKIFY

1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#PUNKIFY) To adapt to the style and norms of the punk subculture.
   • 2020 October 21, Penelope Green, “Robert DeMora Dies at 85; Helped Make Bette Midler Look Divine”, in The New York Times‎:

     “She considered herself in the vanguard of the punk scene, and she took a pair of scissors to the costumes, to punkify them,” Ms. Midler said. “Of course, Bob had a fit, and they didn’t speak for years.

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