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-scented(adj)
offensively malodorous
"a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
funky, low-down(adj)
(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
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"
funky(adj)
in a state of cowardly fright
GCIDE
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.
Wiktionary
funky(Adjective)
offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.
funky(Adjective)
Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.
funky(Adjective)
cool; great; excellent
funky(Adjective)
Having or relating to the smell of funk.
funky(Adjective)
relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music.
funky(Adjective)
Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.
Webster Dictionary
Funky(adj)
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.
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.
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.
Krazy Funky Chicken Lady.
I was swinging great coming out, the driver did n’t feel very comfortable in my hands, but I was getting it around, my hand felt a little funny coming down and just made a funky move through the ball, my body stopped and flipped and I ended up in the junk( on the) left.
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