1
as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
a funky antique shop that reflects the owner's decidedly eccentric taste
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2
as in ripe
having an unpleasant smell
a funky pair of old socks lying on the locker room floor
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Recent Examples of funky
On Tuesday, left fielder Brandon Nimmo failed to make a catch on a tough ball with some funky spin off Freddie Freeman’s bat on the last play of the game.
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
These low-profile sneaks come in funky colors that’ll definitely get you some compliments.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 5 June 2025
The funky farewell number from a rare concert recording of Sly and the Family Stone, from 1967, shows how playful the group was in their early days.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
It is designed to showcase the funky, ester-rich character of classic Jamaican rum.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 6 June 2025
These low-profile sneaks come in funky colors that’ll definitely get you some compliments.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 5 June 2025
The funky farewell number from a rare concert recording of Sly and the Family Stone, from 1967, shows how playful the group was in their early days.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
It is designed to showcase the funky, ester-rich character of classic Jamaican rum.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funky
Adjective
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The bizarre blackouts are first explained with a bizarre hit-and-run that shook Larkin months earlier.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 June 2025
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To some, this may sound bizarre, laughable, or even just plain sad.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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However, the researchers note that this avenue—avocados and sleep—is ripe for future exploration.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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The opportune timing meant the atmosphere was ripe for change, leading her to found a new graduate school of architecture at the university in 2014.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
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Ramsey’s memoir is a moving, sometimes funny story about destruction, change and rebirth, told by a woman tempered by fire.—
Laurie Hertzel,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Roman is my kind of Virgil—chatty, funny, forgiving, sharp.—
Marina Harss,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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This is about a team with a top-10 payroll whose GM committed too stinking much of it to dogs that can’t, or won’t, pull the sled.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
22 Dec. 2019
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Muttaiah said the man inside the stinking manhole was working without any safety equipment — no gloves, no shoes, no supplemental oxygen.—
Joanna Slater,
Washington Post,
16 Dec. 2019
Adjective
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The Dominican Republic had a moment of its own to celebrate in the 51st minute, though its first-ever Gold Cup goal came in strange circumstances.—
Jon Arnold,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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That made eating food feel physically overwhelming, which has been one of the stranger parts of his experience.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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More Getty Images Adam Scott's weird practice round revealed As Scott prepares for the final showdown, a viral video has added much more interest in his golf swing.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Plus there are the weird noises coming from a locked backroom upstairs.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 June 2025
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All the juicy — and disgusting — details of each inspection can be found in a PDF embedded under each restaurant’s entry.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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War is disgusting, and that extraordinary chapter, which concluded what was undoubtedly the most terrible war in history, provides no exception ...—
Charles C. W. Cooke,
National Review,
12 June 2025
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“Funky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funky. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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