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1. (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
   - low-down
    
2. Stylish and modern in an unconventional way
   "she likes funky clothes"; "we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style"
    
3. In a state of cowardly fright
    
4. [N. Amer, informal] Offensively malodorous
   "the kitchen smelled really funky";
   - fetid, foetid [Brit], foul, foul-smelling, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented

Derived forms: funkiest, funkier

See also: cowardly, emotional, fearful, ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous [Brit, Cdn, non-standard], minging [Brit, informal], pongy [Brit, informal], stinky [informal], unconventional, unpleasant-smelling, whiffy [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Funky, Funky Xmas