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
Like all good bistros, this one serves a roast chicken as burnished as a penny, uncharacteristically earthy and sweet thanks to the funky, flavor-intensifying power of koji.
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Katie Holmes wore an even funkier take on the style last fall, and Naomi Watts broke out a pair during a date night of her own just last month.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The singer-songwriter blends her fierce and trusty violin with R&B, disco, soul, hip-hop, and house music, making something that feels funky, urgent, and infectious.
—Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
And Doja Cat’s set was kind of funky to turn around.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Katie Holmes wore an even funkier take on the style last fall, and Naomi Watts broke out a pair during a date night of her own just last month.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The singer-songwriter blends her fierce and trusty violin with R&B, disco, soul, hip-hop, and house music, making something that feels funky, urgent, and infectious.
—Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
And Doja Cat’s set was kind of funky to turn around.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funky
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But everything changes when a string of gruesome killings—which grow increasingly bizarre, with victims covered in rashes and found in deranged, violent states—involves his young daughter Hyo-jin (Kim Hwan-hee).—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Paxton’s interest in Paul’s plight was bizarre, obsessive and so far beyond normal operations at the attorney general’s office that the agency’s top officials struggled to convey their concerns during the hourslong meeting with two FBI agents.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Skorup suggested that the public interest standard was ripe for a challenge, given the current court’s skepticism of broad regulatory power.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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By the mid-Aughts, the deindustrializing superpower, committed to forever wars abroad and extreme inequality at home, was ripe for Trumpism.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Above all, the film is simply very funny.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Funerals are not funny and responsible broadcasters always separate murder from mirth.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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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
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At the heart of the discovery lies one of quantum mechanics’ strangest features — uncertainty.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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The combination of climbing around this strange building and having heard the almost legendary stories about Karl-Göran was evocative and haunting.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Red Rocketeers were looking to bounce back after a tough loss against King Phillip, but the opponent was strong.—
Zachary McMahon,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Sgarbossa cited strong consumer response, with more than half of accessory sales credited to the new lines.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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However, senior research strategist Michael Brown of foreign currency brokerage Pepperstone sketched out his theory after Miran’s weird triple mandate comment roiled bond trading desks across the globe.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of really weird stuff about the ancient world.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
18 Sep. 2025
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This behavior is disgusting and they should be fired.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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And yet … those conversations are also entertainingly provocative, and they’re accompanied by some of the scariest and most disgusting scenes the series has delivered up to now.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Funky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funky. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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