Syn: punkie, punky, punkey, biting midge. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Punkie — Punk ie, n. [Orig. unknown.] A minute biting fly of the genus {Ceratopogon} or allied genus of the family {Chironomid[ae]}, found in swarms in various densely wooded or mountaneous regions. [U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Punkie — can refer to:*Punky Brewster, an American sitcom *Ceratopogonidae, a biting insect … Wikipedia
punkie — ☆ punkie [puŋ′kē ] n. [dial. Du * punkje < Delaware púnkwəs, dim. of púnkwəs, dim. of púnkw, ashes, dust: so named from their size] BITING MIDGE … English World dictionary
Punkie Night — is an English custom practiced on the last Thursday of October, in Somerset in England. Children will march around with a jack o lantern, singing a song which goes :It s Punkie Night tonight It s Punkie Night tonight Adam and Eve would not… … Wikipedia
Punkie Night — A punkie is a hollowed out mangold wurzel, with shapes cut through the sides, and a lighted candle inside. The children of Hinton St George, Somerset, parade the village streets on the last Thursday in October, with their lighted punkies,… … A Dictionary of English folklore
punkie — also punky noun (plural punkies) Etymology: New York Dutch punki, modification of Delaware (Munsee) pónkwəs Date: 1769 biting midge … New Collegiate Dictionary
punkie — /pung kee/, n. any of the minute biting gnats of the family Ceratopogonidae. Also called biting midge, no see um. [1760 70, Amer.; < New York D *punkje, alter. of Munsee Delaware pónkwas (equiv. to Proto Algonquian *penkw dust, ashes + * ehs dim … Universalium
punkie — noun a small two winged fly, of the family Ceratopogonidae, that bites and then sucks the blood of mammals; the biting midge … Wiktionary
punkie — n. punky, biting midge, extemely tiny bloodsucking two winged insect … English contemporary dictionary
punkie — punk·ie … English syllables
