noun
- small biting flies; midges or gnats
Usage: informal; regional
Examples
- The punkies were so bad at the lake that we had to go inside.
- Don’t forget the bug spray – the punkies come out at dusk.
- These tiny punkies are worse than mosquitoes.
- The punkies swarmed around our picnic table.
- We couldn’t enjoy the sunset because of all the punkies.
- The fishermen complained about the punkies near the marsh.