Definitions for funky
ˈfʌŋ kifunky

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented(adj)

   offensively malodorous

   "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"

2. funky, low-down(adj)

   (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues

3. funky(adj)

   stylish and modern in an unconventional way

   "she likes funky clothes"; "we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style"

4. funky(adj)

   in a state of cowardly fright

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1. Funky(n.)

   having an earthy, unsophisticated style or feeling; in (Music), earthy and seemingly unsophisticated, having elements of black American blues and gospel. See 2nd funk, n.

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1. funky(Adjective)

   offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.

2. funky(Adjective)

   Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.

3. funky(Adjective)

   cool; great; excellent

4. funky(Adjective)

   Having or relating to the smell of funk.

5. funky(Adjective)

   relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music.

6. funky(Adjective)

   Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.

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1. Funky(adj)

   pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking

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1. funky

   Said of something that functions, but in a slightly strange, klugey way. It does the job and would be difficult to change, so its obvious non-optimality is left alone. Often used to describe interfaces. The more bugs something has that nobody has bothered to fix because workarounds are easier, the funkier it is. TECO and UUCP are funky. The Intel i860's exception handling is extraordinarily funky. Most standards acquire funkiness as they age. “The new mailer is installed, but is still somewhat funky; if it bounces your mail for no reason, try resubmitting it.” “This UART is pretty funky. The data ready line is active-high in interrupt mode and active-low in DMA mode.”

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1. funky

   Song lyrics by funky -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by funky on the Lyrics.com website.

How to pronounce funky?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say funky in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of funky in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of funky in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of funky in a Sentence

1. Your Happy Memories Porter:

   Say you come home with eight shades of blue, lay all the swatches out and compare them to each other. You will start to see the subtle differences between each color. Some of the blues lean toward green or aqua. Some are a denim shade. Some have a funky undertone that you just don’t like at all.

2. Photographer Sim Chi Yin:

   They are actually pretty funky people, most of them are kind of young and all of them have aspirations to move up the social mobility ladder.

3. Trisha Ruiz:

   Krazy Funky Chicken Lady.

4. The Suns:

   That's the resiliency and the relentless play that we've talked about, it wasn't going our way pretty much the whole game. You could just feel it was just a bit funky.

5. Amelia Edmundson:

   Maybe put it in funky pony tails and go back to your child's stage or something like that to have a little fun with it, practice doing eyelashes, practice doing a cut crease, smoky eye, contouring your nose or overlining your lips. All the things that you have not wanted to try because you were so intimidated to, try because no one is going to see you.

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