funky
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˈfʌŋki/
- Inside the cab, playing on the radio, is Angelique Kidjo's funky song "Batonga."
- funky beat
- funky music
- funky groove
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Watch on YouTubeOh yeah, bit more funky, bit more up tempo, bit more strut mode.
- Oh yeah, bit more funky, bit more up tempo, bit more strut mode.
- All right, everybody, our next guest once sang play that funky music on stage with Prince.
Examples
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With some groovy breaks and funky chopped-up vocal samples, you'll be grooving out to Kill Frenzy's newest EP for a while.
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The title track displays the jazzy/funky piano work, and next there's the acoustic version of the Lennon/McCartney song "Blackbird."
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Play that funky music white boy.
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Get down, get funky, get loose!
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That funky music will drive us till the dawn.
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I woke up to Louise playing a funky tune.
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When we toured last fall, we found ourselves improvising these lovely, funky bits to warm up at sound check.
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"History" is the longest cut on the album and has a very nice, funky horn riff at its core, including a great trombone solo.
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So the church that we can go to, I've never been there before, but there was a label in Memphis called, "Designer," in the '70s, and they put out like really, like rocking, funky gospel records.
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The band played a funky tune that got everyone on the dance floor.
Synonyms
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5.8
Lively and bright in sound or style with a strong rhythm
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Sounding raw and soulful like early blues
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Lively and showy with sudden changes like music made up as you go
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Etymology
Funky comes from funk, a word musicians used for a deep, earthy 'feeling' or 'groove' in music, so funky jazz means music with a strong, soulful rhythm and a lively groove.