funky
Adjective

funky (comparative funkier, superlative funkiest)

  1. (US, slang) Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.
  2. (US, slang) Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.
  3. (slang, UK, US) Cool; great; excellent.
    • 1989, inCider magazine (volume 7)
      Eight-bit Arkanoid is a funky game — not as sexy as its 16-bit sister, but fun to spend time with. I'm hooked.
    • 2001, ELLEgirl magazine (Autumn 2001, page 127)
      I love high heels, and these were totally funky! The coolest part: They actually let me take 'em home!
    • 2006, Sue Cook, Claire Crompton, Quick to Stitch Cross Stitch Cards (page 60)
      What every teenage driver desires: a fab, funky car and freedom!
  4. Having or relating to the smell of funk.
    • 2017, Bruce Fife, Coconut Therapy for Pets (page 47)
      My husband thinks I'm bathing them more, but I'm not, they just lost that funky smell.
  5. (music) Relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music, especially funk.
  6. (UK, slang, dated) Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.
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