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A gutter punk is a or transient individual who displays a variety of specific lifestyle traits and characteristics that often, but not always, are associated with the . Attributes may include unkempt , nose rings, , and tattooed faces. Gutter punks are sometimes referred to as "", "crust punks", "traveler kids", "traveling punks", "punk ”, or simply "travelers", among other terms. Some self-identified gutter punks may distinguish themselves from "" and "travellers", and vice versa; however, there is considerable overlap between the groups, and the terms are often used interchangeably.


Nomenclature
In addition to the term "gutter punk", members of the gutter punk subculture may also be described as "", "crusty punks", "crust kids", “crusty kids”, or "".

Other terms used to describe gutter punks include "travelers", (however, this term may also be used to describe any punk in general who identifies with , not just gutter punks, while some gutter punks may in fact not be ideologically or politically subscribed to anarchist philosophy); "traveling punks" or "traveler punks"; "traveling kids", "traveler kids", or "travel kids"; "punk hobos", "hobo-punks" / "hobo punks", or simply "modern-day "; "transient punks", "punk ", "road kids", "gutter pirates", "street punks," "dirty kids", "train hoppers" or "railriders" (in reference to the common gutter punk practice of ); “punk à chiens” (in Francophone regions); “punkabbestia” (in ); and "oogles". Certain terms used to describe the subculture may not be used by gutter punks themselves, or may in fact refer to related or similar but somewhat different subcultures. "Oogle", while sometimes used to describe gutter punks in general, is often used by gutter punks themselves to describe members of the subculture whom they perceive as "" or inauthentic.

"Scumfuck" or "Scum fuck" may be used, especially among gutter punks, to refer to certain members of the gutter punk subculture who are perceived as selfish, apathetic, violent, aggressive, overly , or overly . Scumfucks are often labeled as heavy alcohol and drug users with overtly tendencies, and they are generally more than other members of the gutter punk subculture. The notorious punk musician was known to use the term to describe himself.

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Travel
Gutter punks are generally homeless and transient. Many travel by alternative means of transportation such as illegally riding ("") or . The number of gutter punks who travel to various U.S. cities is in the thousands, and they often congregate in major U.S. cities. Some may in abandoned buildings.


Lifestyle
Gutter punks are sometimes voluntarily unemployed and may acquire income by , sometimes holding signs (known as "flying a sign") requesting spare change (known as “spange,” with the act called “spanging.”) Some gutter punks are or refer "custies" ('customers') in exchange for "finder's fee". Some earn a meager but honest income as "", playing acoustic instruments such as the guitar, banjo, mandolin and ukulele on the sidewalk for tips. Other gutter punks earn income as temporary or .


Cities of congregation
Cities where gutter punks may congregate in Canada and the United States include Halifax, Nova Scotia; , ; , Minnesota; , Colorado; , North Carolina; , Michigan; Richmond, Virginia; Berkeley, California; the district in , and the Ocean Beach area of San Diego; , Washington; Portland, Oregon; , Greater London; , Louisiana; Austin, Texas; , Texas; Madison, Wisconsin; , Massachusetts; , Pennsylvania, , Pennsylvania; , Illinois; and the East Village, Manhattan and Williamsburg, Brooklyn in New York City.


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