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funky

[fuhng-kee] / ˈfʌŋ ki /
ADJECTIVE
offbeat
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Located just over an hour away from his Malibu Colony retreat, the funky dwelling, which is set on 5.7 acres, has a total of five bedrooms and five bathrooms.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

I love salty, earthy, nutty and bittersweet toppings, like nut butters, funky cheeses and dark chocolate.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

The area felt fun and funky, but I was only passing through, determined to get to my next destination.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

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

From BBC May 12, 2026

Hall had booked us at the Garuda Hotel, a friendly, funky establishment in the heart of Thamel, Kathmandu’s frenetic tourist district, on a narrow avenue choked with cycle rickshas and street hustlers.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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

Cheese: Parmigiano-Reggiano is classic, but try Manchego or Pecorino for a funkier edge.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Mar. 17, 2024

But this is a looser, funkier show than its inspiration, puncturing the occasionally stifling solemnity of “The Walking Dead” with good old-fashioned B-movie gags and thrills.

From New York Times Dec. 28, 2022

He released his latest track Heatwave in February, which his label describes as a "piano house" with "funkier UK" influences.

From BBC Mar. 23, 2022

It was arguably the funkiest kids show in history; “Sesame Street” could be pretty funky, it’s true, but it never put Questlove, Bootsy Collins, Biz Markie, Mark Mothersbaugh and Erykah Badu onstage together.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2024

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

In my roaming, I discovered North Arlington’s wildest house, North Arlington’s funkiest address numbers, and North Arlington’s coolest mailbox:

From Slate Jun. 25, 2020

Headon’s killer drum intro fires one of the rhythm section’s funkiest grooves.

From The Guardian Jan. 9, 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 Joseph Conrad




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