What does funky mean?
Definitions for funky
ˈfʌŋ kifunky
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Princeton's WordNet
fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scentedadjective
offensively malodorous
"a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
funky, low-downadjective
(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
funkyadjective
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"
funkyadjective
in a state of cowardly fright
GCIDE
Funkynoun
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.
Wiktionary
funkyadjective
offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.
funkyadjective
Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.
funkyadjective
cool; great; excellent
funkyadjective
Having or relating to the smell of funk.
funkyadjective
relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music.
funkyadjective
Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.
Webster Dictionary
Funkyadjective
pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking
The New Hacker's Dictionary
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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of funky in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of funky in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of funky in a Sentence
If I win I will roll upside down on the court. So if I get to that point, every one will get to see my acrobatics live ! , i got bored on the tube. Then I just decided to take a funky photo. It was a good way to distract Grigor Dimitrov.
Krazy Funky Chicken Lady.
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.
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.
It was just one of those games that got funky at the end, but we’ve just got to finish it out in regulation.
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