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Punker vs Hunker - What's the difference?

punker | hunker |

As nouns the difference between punker and hunker

is that punker is punk (person, follower of the punk movement) while hunker is (dated) a political conservative.

As a verb hunker is

to crouch or squat close to the ground.

punker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music, dated) A punk rocker: a performer or enthusiast of punk rock.
  • * 1988 July 29, Diana Spinrad, "Burnin' With the 8 Ball", :
    • And famous punker Joe Strummer figures prominently in Mercury's life.
  • * 2006 , John De Herrera, The Kingsnake in the Sun (page 72)
    • She was a crack-up, she thought she was such a punker . She always had some punk group on her headset.
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    hunker

    English

    Etymology 1

    Originally Scottish. Origin unknown, but probably of Germanic origin, perhaps *hunk- or *huk-. Probable cognates include Old Norse , Dutch huiken, and German hocken.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To crouch or squat close to the ground.
    • Synonyms
    * (crouch or squat) crouch, squat
    Derived terms
    * hunkers * hunker down

    Etymology 2

    Unknown

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) A political conservative.

    • See also

    * hunkers English intransitive verbs ----