Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phonk

/fɒŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phonk
IPA: /fɒŋk/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of music derived from hip-hop and trap music, directly inspired by 1990s Memphis rap.

Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Artists such as DJ Screw, a hip-hop DJ originally from Texas, initially championed phonk by using this palette of sounds in their mixtapes – and helped popularise the style through the mid-’90s."
"By smashing together components of hip-hop, EDM, metal and dubstep, phonk is placed as one of the most prominent new genres of music."

Etymology

Alteration of funk.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fɒŋk/
British English: /fɒŋk/

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Phrases

Brazilian phonk drift phonk

Rhymes With

mont blanc honk conch tonk bonk donk plonk bronc conk zonk gonk squonk

Questions

How do you pronounce phonk?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɒŋk/.
What does phonk mean?: A style of music derived from hip-hop and trap music, directly inspired by 1990s Memphis rap.
Where does phonk come from?: Alteration of funk.

How to pronounce phonk

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