Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Timid; shrinking in fear.
- Kicking; given to kicking, as a horse.
- Easily angered; touchy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Colloq. Eng. Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking; having great fear.
- noun (Music) having an earthy, unsophisticated style or feeling
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective US, slang
offbeat ,unconventional oreccentric . - adjective US, slang Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.
- adjective slang, UK, US
cool ;great ;excellent - adjective Having or relating to the smell of
funk . - adjective music relating to or reminiscent of various genres of
African American music. - adjective UK, slang, dated Relating to, or characterized by, great
fear , orfunking .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective offensively malodorous
- adjective in a state of cowardly fright
- adjective (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
- adjective stylish and modern in an unconventional way
Etymologies
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Examples
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MIT is now looking to add more housing to its plans, said Marsh, the real estate executive, as well as what he termed funky retail'' components that would answer the city's and residents' desire to avoid filling the area with chain stores.
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"It was what we called a funky place," says pianist and songwriter Dave Frishberg.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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"It was what we called a funky place," says pianist and songwriter Dave Frishberg.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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"It was what we called a funky place," says pianist and songwriter Dave Frishberg.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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"It was what we called a funky place," says pianist and songwriter Dave Frishberg.
NPR Topics: News 2009
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We´re not leaving for a while longer and I can´t add Antibbes to my list but I´ll be down the road in funky Marseilles enjoying (in my opinion) some of the best bouillabaisse and Bouride on the planet on the malecón south of the old port at the old style Restaurant Michele - an institution in Marseilles.
On Life and Wealth 2009
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This makes it possible for some models to be used in funky interiors and other models in elegant rooms, ensuring a large array of usage.
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We´re not leaving for a while longer and I can´t add Antibbes to my list but I´ll be down the road in funky Marseilles enjoying (in my opinion) some of the best bouillabaisse and Bouride on the planet on the malecón south of the old port at the old style Restaurant Michele - an institution in Marseilles.
On Life and Wealth 2009
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We´re not leaving for a while longer and I can´t add Antibbes to my list but I´ll be down the road in funky Marseilles enjoying (in my opinion) some of the best bouillabaisse and Bouride on the planet on the malecón south of the old port at the old style Restaurant Michele - an institution in Marseilles.
On Life and Wealth 2009
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We´re not leaving for a while longer and I can´t add Antibbes to my list but I´ll be down the road in funky Marseilles enjoying (in my opinion) some of the best bouillabaisse and Bouride on the planet on the malecón south of the old port at the old style Restaurant Michele - an institution in Marseilles.
On Life and Wealth 2009
vanishedone commented on the word funky
From a recent call for papers on a philosophers' mailing list: 'While paper proposals on any topic are welcome, the organizers have a special interest in talks on "funky* notions of causation" funky is a technical term ruling out efficient and final causes'>for example, formal, emanative, immanent, material, (etc) causation; *funky is a technical term ruling out efficient and final causes.'
June 22, 2008