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funky
1[ fuhng-kee ]
adjective
- overcome with great fear; terrified.
funky
2[ fuhng-kee ]
adjective
- Jazz. having an earthy, blues-based quality or character.
- having an offensive smell; evil-smelling; foul.
funky
1/ ˈfʌŋkɪ /
adjective
- slang.evil-smelling; foul
funky
2/ ˈfʌŋkɪ /
adjective
- (of music) passionate, soulful; of or pertaining to funk
- authentic; earthy
- stylish and exciting; cool
funky jeans
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- funki·ly adverb
- funki·ness noun
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Example Sentences
In the app, people use a smartphone camera to scan the codes — which are funky, colorfully patterned squares — to hear the information stored within them.
Some outdoorsy types have even made them look pleasantly funky with a pair of shorts.
The funky disco beats of “Rain on Me” by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, for example, sounded slightly louder from the Echo than the Nest speaker.
Using the Nest Audio, I found that the funky bass lines of “Night Fever” by the Bee Gees came through clearly, without sounding muffled.
Open Instagram and you’ll see pages dedicated to the funkiest of nail styles.
But damn, the music is catchy—a neo-soul aural assault of horns, electro swirls, yelps, funky basslines, and harmonized vocals.
But the occasion is even more special when you can cheers with some funky flutes.
There is now a funky waterside café set up between the pillars for an alternative fashion getaway.
Marky Mark (you know, from Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch), was the recipient of the Generation Award.
A black dude in the grandstand behind Seiler began a funky dance in the aisle, wildly thrashing about in a cream-colored suit.
Each knew the other wasn't going to be the first to admit that he was funky.
Even Tiny catches on after a while, because I see him put down that funky old pistol I gave him that he's been loving up.
Do you know, Cicely, I've always had a funky feeling that if I ever proposed my glass eye would drop out!
There was such a thing as funk; but there was nothing to make that fellow funky in any special way.
Some of our beaters were funky, I believe, and gave the bear a wide berth I feel sure, otherwise we must have had better sport.
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