funky
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Audio (AU) (file)
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 a foul or unpleasant smell.
- 2001, Jeff Nathanson, Rush Hour 2[1], New Line Cinema:
- JAMES CARTER: You smell a little funky; I think you stepped in some rat shit.
- 2017, Bruce Fife, Coconut Therapy for Pets (page 47)
- My husband thinks I'm bathing them more, but I'm not, they just lost that funky smell.
- (music) Relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music, especially funk.
- (UK, slang, dated) Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
US: offbeat, unconventional — see offbeat
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English funky. Attested since 1971.
Adjective[edit]
funky
Declension[edit]
Indeclinable.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “funky” in Den Danske Ordbog
French[edit]
Adjective[edit]
funky (plural funkys)
Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
funky (invariable)
Noun[edit]
funky m (uncountable)
- funky (music or dance)
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