funky
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Etymology [edit]
Adjective [edit]
funky (comparative funkier or more funky, superlative funkiest or most funky)
- (US, slang) offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.
- (US, slang) Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.
- (slang, UK, US) cool; great; excellent
- 1989, inCider magazine (volume 7)
- Eight-bit Arkanoid is a funky game — not as sexy as its 16-bit sister, but fun to spend time with. I'm hooked.
- 2001, ELLEgirl magazine (Autumn 2001, page 127)
- I love high heels, and these were totally funky! The coolest part: They actually let me take 'em home!
- 2006, Sue Cook, Claire Crompton, Quick to Stitch Cross Stitch Cards (page 60)
- What every teenage driver desires: a fab, funky car and freedom!
- 1989, inCider magazine (volume 7)
- Having or relating to the smell of funk.
- (music) relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music.
- (UK, slang, dated) Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.
Translations [edit]
offbeat, unconventional — see offbeat