punkie

[ puhng-kee ]

noun

1. any of the minute biting gnats of the family Ceratopogonidae.

Word History and Origins

Origin of punkie¹

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

Example Sentences

"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.

From The Guardian