funky

Meaning

1. (US, slang) Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.
2. (US, slang) Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.
3. (UK, US, slang) Cool; great; excellent.
4. Having a foul or unpleasant smell.
5. Relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music, especially funk.
6. (UK, dated, slang) Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.

Synonyms

foul-smelling

smelly

stinking

foetid

noisome

fetid

ill-scented

foul

low-down

great

gutless

handsome

high

malodorous

mephitic

musty

neat

nervous

odd

offbeat

palatial

physical

posh

pusillanimous

putrid

quirky

snazzy

sporty

spruce

stunning

swank

terrific

terrified

timid

unwholesome

windy

yellow

stinky

olid

ill-smelling

malodourous

odiferous

craven

liftin

dastard

deluxe

down-to-earth

fainthearted

frightened

glorious

Translations

puant

malodorant

fetido

stinkend

puante

fantastico

méphitique

fétide

pestilentiel

nauséabond

fètid

übelriechend

muffig

bello

funky

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fʌŋki/

Etymology

From funk + -y.