- funky
- 1. Cool in an odd or quirky way. 2. Rotten or rancid in an odd way.
1. These home-made trombones make a realy funky sound. 2. That green cheese made my stomach feel funky.
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funky — funky … Dictionnaire des rimes
funky — [ fɶnki ] n. m. et adj. inv. • 1970; mot angl. amér., arg. proprt « malodorant » ♦ Anglic. Musique d origine noire américaine qui tient du soul et du disco. Des funkys. Adj. inv. Qui pratique ou aime cette musique. Musiciens funky. ● funky… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Funky 4+1 — Funky Four Plus One (écrit le plus souvent Funky 4 + 1) est un groupe de hip hop américain, new yorkais. Ce groupe de hip hop old school actif à la fin des années 70 et au début des années 1980, a sorti peu de disques mais reste malgré tout un… … Wikipédia en Français
Funky G — is a popular Serbian dance music duo. Members of the duo are Anabela (vocal) and her husband Gagi Đogani (real name: Gazmen Gjogaj). Anabela was born in Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then Yugoslavia) and completed high school in Sarajevo. Gagi … Wikipedia
funky — FÁN KY/ s. n. stil de interpretare instrumentală a bluesului, cu expresivitate aspră, fără artificii, cu contratimpi accentuaţi, ca o reacţie la stilul cool. (< engl. funky/style/) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
funky — 1784, old, musty, in reference to cheeses, then repulsive, from FUNK (Cf. funk) (2) + Y (Cf. y) (2). It began to develop an approving sense in jazz slang c.1900, probably on the notion of earthy, strong, deeply felt. Funky also was used early 20c … Etymology dictionary
Funky — Funk y (f[u^][ng]k [y^]), a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking; having great fear. [Colloq. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Funky — Funk y (f[u^][ng]k [y^]), 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. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
funky — ► ADJECTIVE (funkier, funkiest) informal 1) (of music) having a strong dance rhythm. 2) unconventionally modern and stylish. DERIVATIVES funkily adverb funkiness noun … English terms dictionary
funky — [fuŋ′kē] adj. funkier, funkiest [orig. black slang, lit., smelly, hence musty, earthy < obs. funk, smell, smoke, prob. < Fr dial. funkier, to smoke < VL * fumicare, for L fumigare: see FUMIGATE] 1. Dial. smelly; musty ☆ 2. Jazz having an … English World dictionary
funky — Ⅰ. funk·y1 (fŭng’kē) adj. funk·i·er, funk·i·est ▸ Frightened; panicky. ╂ [From FUNK(Cf. ↑funk)3.] Ⅱ. funk·y2 (fŭng’kē) adj. funk·i·er … Word Histories
