Funky

English Meaning

Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.

1. Frightened; panicky.
2. Having a moldy or musty smell: funky cheese; funky cellars.
3. Having a strong, offensive, unwashed odor.
4. Music Of or relating to music that has an earthy quality reminiscent of the blues.
5. Music Combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bass line.
6. Slang Earthy and uncomplicated; natural: "At the opposite end of Dallas's culinary spectrum is funky regional fare” ( Jacqueline Friedrich).
7. Slang Characterized by originality and modishness; unconventional: "a bizarre, funky [hotel ] dressed up as a ship, with mock portholes and mirrored ceilings over the beds” ( Ann Louise Bardach).
8. Slang Outlandishly vulgar or eccentric in a humorous or tongue-in-cheek manner; campy: "funky caricatures of sexpot glamour” ( Pauline Kael).