funkiness

adjective funkier, funkiest

1. Dialectal smelly; musty
2. ☆ Jazz having an earthy quality or style derived from early blues or gospel music
3. of or characteristic of funk (sense )
4. Slang old-fashioned or quaint
5. Slang unconventional, eccentric, offbeat, etc.
6. Slang very emotional
7. Slang informal, relaxed, casual, etc.

Origin: orig. black slang, lit., smelly, hence musty, earthy < obs. funk, smell, smoke, prob. < Fr dial. funkier, to smoke < VL *fumicare, for L fumigare: see fumigate