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funky

[fuhng-kee] / ˈfʌŋ ki /
ADJECTIVE
offbeat
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Appeared in the May 30, 2026, print edition as 'A Chevy EV That’s Funky and Fast'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

His neighbour is good friends with "Funky Tom", the renowned mushroom expert called upon by the prosecution – who coincidentally was also the person who had posted the sighting of the fungi here.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

Core songs now sound completely different: Funky classics like “Dr. Greenthumb” turn dark and mysterious with a symphonic backing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2025

In fact, he reports, their start-up company, Funky Fungus, has already started to translate the findings for developing designer cultivars.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023

We can dance the Funky Chicken, tell imaginary intruders to get the funk out of our faces.

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson




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