punkishness en · NOUN
Etymology
From punkish + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being punkish.
In the case of Nikita then, her punkishness is used to "explain" her initial violence, just as her violence also explains punk.
2002, Alexandra Heidi Karriker, Film Studies: Women in Contemporary World Cinema:
- (uncountable) Punkish behavior.