post-punk noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •A rock music genre that followed punk rock and was more artistic and experimental, laying the foundations for alternative rock.Its tight, jabby songs, influenced equally by minimalist post-punk and sentimental white soul, end just when you think you’ve figured them out. — 2008 •A performer or aficionado of post-punk music. adjective1 •After the punk movement. formspost-punks