funky
(adjective) in a state of cowardly fright
funky
(adjective) 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”
funky, low-down
(adjective) (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented
(adjective) offensively malodorous; “a foul odor”; “the kitchen smelled really funky”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
funky (comparative funkier or more funky, superlative funkiest or most funky)
(US, slang) Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.
(US, slang) Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.
(slang, UK, US) Cool; great; excellent.
Having or relating to the smell of funk.
(music) Relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music, especially funk.
(UK, slang, dated) Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.
Source: Wiktionary
Funk"y, a.
Definition: Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking. [Colloq. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
