A question from Prison Break, punk

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Maggio: All right, guys, pick it up! I want to get home tonight!
Tsili : Maggio.
Maggio : Yeah? So?
Tsili: That's the guy at fingered Abruzzi.
Maggio: That's Fibanacci? I thought the punk was gone forever.
Tsili: Evidently, somebody found him.

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What does "punk" mean here? I am not pretty sure the correct meaning of this word in this context. Thanks for you help.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

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an aggressive and violent young criminal

WBB-EF · Answer

Mister Micawber.
an aggressive and violent young criminal

Thank you.

Clive · Answer

Hi,
There's also a possible sexual meaning.
In prison slang, a 'punk' can also mean a young male prisoner who is taken, often unwillingly, as the homosexual partner of an older, stronger prisoner.

The term '*****' is also used sometimes with this meaning.

You can learn a lot of unpleasant things by watching movies and even TV, these days.
Best wishes, Clive

Old Man Gordon · Answer

Clive,

In Prison Break, I'm pretty sure that Fibonacci is not the type of punk you are talking about. He is actually an older male. Punk is used here to denigrate him from his previous status as a higher ranking organized crime member.

cheers,

omg

WBB-EF · Answer

CliveHi,
There's also a possible sexual meaning.
In prison slang, a 'punk' can also mean a young male prisoner who is taken, often unwillingly, as the homosexual partner of an older, stronger prisoner.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/punk

The term '*****' is also used sometimes with this meaning.

You can learn a lot of unpleasant things by watching movies and even TV, these days.
Best wishes, Clive

Hi, Clive,

Thanks for your help.

Old Man Gordon's opinion is right. In Prison Break Fibanacci is just a guy who fingers at John Abruzzi, he is not a prisoner. So in this case, I think it is just like Old Man Gordon said that the man denigrates him by using the word, Punk. Or as you said, "The term '*****' is also used sometimes with this meaning."

One thing for sure is that we can learn lot of unpleasant words by watching movies, it is true !!! I know.
And I guess watching movies is also the best way to learn language using in real lives. And there is another thing that is of the essence, that we should know we learn language from the movies, but we will never use, say those bad words, unpleasant things in real lives, right?

Thank you, Clive, I really appreciate your help.

Have a nice day !!!

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