funky
/fʌŋki/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.63 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having a foul or unpleasant smell.
adj
Relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music, especially funk.
Example Sentences
- "By the tone of her voice I could tell she had a funky attitude, but I kept my head under the covers and didn't say shit."
- "Eight-bit Arkanoid is a funky game — not as sexy as its 16-bit sister, but fun to spend time with. I'm hooked."
- "I love high heels, and these were totally funky! The coolest part: They actually let me take 'em home!"
- "What every teenage driver desires: a fab, funky car and freedom!"
- "They could scarcely bear their knowledge, nor could they have borne the sight of Rufus, but they knew why he was in the streets tonight, why he rode subways all night long, why his stomach growled, why his hair was nappy, his armpits funky, his pants and shoes too thin, and why he did not dare to stop and take a leak."
- "JAMES CARTER: You smell a little funky; I think you stepped in some rat shit."
Etymology
Etymology tree French funquerder. English funk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English funky From funk + -y.