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funky

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


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It’s a hard twist to reconcile in a funky sport with old-world attributes, like the referee mysteriously keeping track of the remaining time like a secret cupcake in his pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

“Yeah. It’s the creativity. I really enjoy seeing what they make out of the funky basket items they get. It reminds me of my art-school days. And Ted is so much fun!”

From Salon Jun. 15, 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

The documentary also features bright colors, funky music and an often jaunty tone.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

Then the woman in the funky glasses walks away from her true love in the suede shirt at computer terminal #3.

From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead

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

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

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

The funkiest thing a “radioactive shrimp” would do—that is, if you put a radiation sensor over such a crustacean, says Pillai—is beep.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2025

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

“She was just the funkiest, silliest, most wonderful person,” said Giffen, who remembered talking with Olds about a customer complaint Monday.

From Seattle Times Mar. 25, 2021

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 Joseph Conrad




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