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funky

[fuhng-kee] / ˈfʌŋ ki /
ADJECTIVE
offbeat
Synonyms


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“And it’s a struggle for him in Season 2 for a lot of it. And then you see what happens. He’s in a funky place, but he’ll handle it.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

It’s bold, a little funky, and exactly the kind of recipe that makes people either immediately intrigued or deeply skeptical.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

The singer also made good use out of her space bedrooms, with one utilized as a music room, complete with a funky patterned couch, a keyboard, and a drum kit.

From MarketWatch May 26, 2026

Other humanoid robots come to life and show off their kung-fu or funky dance moves.

From BBC May 12, 2026

Something smelled funky, probably Todd’s socks—or maybe Will had crop-dusted farts.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

While the exterior features a very traditional red brick facade, the interior follows a much funkier black-and-white theme that carries throughout the majority of the main living spaces.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

It’s a return to their powers, now funkier than ever.

From Seattle Times Mar. 17, 2024

Cheeses made from that particular strain, however, would be slightly funkier and vary in appearance.

From Salon Feb. 20, 2024

When it came to power in 2021, after 16 years of Angela Merkel's conservative-led government, the new coalition promised a younger, funkier, more liberal Germany.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2023

It is funkier and grittier than the others that precede it, no doubt because of the chemistry that existed between Williams, the bassist Ronnie Boykins and the legendary drummer Roy Haynes.

From New York Times Apr. 5, 2023

Owner Scott Behrens, who’s helmed one of Seattle’s funkiest music spaces for the past 15 years, had been trying to sell the Lo-Fi and even had a buyer lined up.

From Seattle Times Mar. 30, 2023

Try to find an ensemble, from the staunchest to the funkiest, that hasn’t gotten into the act.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 28, 2022

Cellphone’s Dead may have Beck’s funkiest bassline, but for brute force, Devil’s Haircut wins with its insistent three-note riff copied from I Can Only Give You Everything by the 60s Northern Irish rockers Them.

From The Guardian Jul. 2, 2020

This time it concerns the funkiest Triple Crown season yet hatched and whether a potential Triple Crown winner ought to get listed forever with the spriggy little dot.

From Washington Post Jun. 19, 2020

Morality is mostly funk, and I think you’re the funkiest man I ever came across in my travels. 

From Within the Tides by Conrad, Joseph




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