Meaning

adjective offensively malodorous

adjective (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues

adjective stylish and modern in an unconventional way

originEtymology tree 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.

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