rock-and-roll vs punk

punk vs rock-and-roll

rock-and-roll and punk both are nouns.

rock-and-roll is not an adjective while punk is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rock-and-roll	Yes	No	No	No
punk	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, punk is a hyponym of rock-and-roll; that is, punk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rock-and-roll:

rock-and-roll: a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
punk: rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock

Other hyponyms of rock-and-roll include heavy metal, heavy metal music, art rock, progressive rock, acid rock, psychedelic rock, punk rock, surf music, beat music.

rock-and-roll (noun)	punk (noun)
a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western	rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock
	an aggressive and violent young criminal
	a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture
	substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
	material for starting a fire

rock-and-roll (adjective)	punk (adjective)
	of very poor quality; flimsy

Difference between rock-and-roll and punk

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