What is "punkie"

no-see-um \no-see-um\ n. (Zool.) Any of several minute two-winged biting insects of the family Ceratopogonidae that suck the blood of mammals and birds and other insects; also called biting midge and punkie.

Syn: punkie, punky, punkey, biting midge.

n. (context US English) A small two-winged fly or midge of the family Ceratopogonidae, which bites and then sucks the blood of mammals; the biting midge.

n. minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects [syn: punky, punkey, no-see-um, biting midge]

Punkie may refer to:

• Punkie Night, an English custom practiced on the last Thursday of October
• "Punkie", a song by Sean Paul from his 2002 album Dutty Rock
• Ceratopogonidae, a biting insect