punkadelic

punkadelic

English

Etymology

punk +‎ -adelic

Adjective

punkadelic (comparative more punkadelic, superlative most punkadelic)

1. (slang) Having the coolness or style of punk rock or punk rockers.
   • 1983, Pepi Plowman, "Thunder Claps", Texas Monthly, February 1983, page 146:

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

   • 1987, Judge I-Rankin', "Underground", Spin, April 1987, page 41:

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

   • 1996, Sacha Jenkins, "Joi 'Amoeba Cleansing Syndrome'", Vibe, September 1996, 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.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:punkadelic.