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  • verb Present participle of punk.

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Examples

  • The Kicks, masters of flamboyant wacking (known as punking in LA, and closely related to vogueing), featured Jermaine Stewart, who recorded "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" in the 80s.

    AltWeeklies.com Site Feed 2008

  • I want to stress that I had no intentions of "punking" anyone.

    Matt Osborne: Sarahpalooza! 2009

  • When do the world powers in on this "punking" plan to show the victims of Israeli brutality where the hidden cameras are located?

    Printing: Israel's "Right to Exist" vs. Hamas' Right to Resist" 2009

  • But only someone who slept through the Bush years and woke up at Obama's inauguration could believe that "nothing's changed," or that the president won election by "punking" voters.

    Randy Shaw: Obama Did Not "Punk" the Common Guy 2009

  • When do the world powers in on this "punking" plan to show the victims of Israeli brutality where the hidden cameras are located?

    Israel's "Right to Exist" vs. Hamas' Right to Resist" 2009

  • There is a difference between questioning Obama's health care strategy, or arguing that he should have promoted single-payer, and concluding that he was "punking" voters on the issue.

    Randy Shaw: Obama Did Not "Punk" the Common Guy 2009

  • Please bring back the professional and proper on-the-spot correction, done in a way that correctly addresses the issue of correction/clarification and moves on without the "punking" that seems to be the trend now.

    Stars and Stripes 2010

  • Please bring back the professional and proper on-the-spot correction, done in a way that correctly addresses the issue of correction/clarification and moves on without the "punking" that seems to be the trend now.

    Stars and Stripes 2010

  • Farokhmanesh, Mr. Big Shot himself, is this week's Sports Illustrated cover boy UNI fans in Des Moines enjoy "punking" the Kansas fans in their office SeanKeeler: Once again, Gary Barta took the 'safe' route in hiring a hoops coach.

    Photos - DesMoinesRegister.com Sean Keeler 2010

  • When do the world powers in on this "punking" plan to show the victims of Israeli brutality where the hidden cameras are located?

    The World Can't Wait! 2009

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