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funky (fuŋ)

adjective -·i·er, -·i·est

  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.

Etymology: 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

funky Related Forms

funki·ness noun

funky Synonyms

funky

modif.

funky Usage Examples

Preposition: at

time: It's relaxed and funky at the same time.

Preposition: as

  • hell: Funky as hell and as hot as the Irish stew I was consuming in the company of two lovely Lancashire gals.
  • anything: Declare your love or entice it to you with this great necklace... The heart is aluminum and funky as anything.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

want: I knew I wanted something funky, light, upbeat, modern and spacious, and we had to have parking for several cars.

Modifies a noun

  • doll: Funkiest dolls on the block, Bratz have the best clothes and the best accessories.
  • handbag: Beginning in April, Groovy Girls will introduce girls' funky handbags in four styles classic, tote, cylinder and clutch.
  • groove: Just received a funky, groove heavy mix called " It All Looks Good From Here.
  • riff: This was the first single and featured Janet's signature superstar vocals over an electro funky riff.
  • bassline: Want to mix a funky bassline with stomping drum ' n ' bass beats?
  • beat: What I got instead was a fantastic surprise as the funky beats all but obscured any reference to previous incarnations.

Modifying Another Word

  • fabulously: Fabulously funky mug and coaster set proudly sporting the lyrics to " I'm too sexy " .
  • kinda: They'll look baggy and kinda funky, but they'll work, " he tried to joke.
  • seriously: You'll be my first stop for ' seriously funky gifts ' in the future.
  • pretty: DVD Reviewer: The cars are pretty funky, where they custom built for the series?
  • rather: Clean and warm and the decor is rather funky.
  • quite: They look stunning - they look quite funky don't you think?

Used with adjective complement

  • look: Things will look funky for the rest of the day.
  • get: It gets well funky by the end of the concert!
  • sound: On February 27th, 2006 rutty said That sounds pretty funky.
  • play: DJs play funky, uplifting house Fri & Sat, and live bands may also feature soon.

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