funky

CEFRB2

/fʌŋki/

adjective

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Eight-bit Arkanoid is a funky game — not as sexy as its 16-bit sister, but fun to spend time with. I'm hooked.
I love high heels, and these were totally funky! The coolest part: They actually let me take 'em home!
Yanni's breath smelt funky.

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By the tone of her voice I could tell she had a funky attitude, but I kept my head under the covers and didn't say shit.
2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 143
What every teenage driver desires: a fab, funky car and freedom!
2006, Sue Cook, Claire Crompton, Quick to Stitch Cross Stitch Cards, page 60
They could scarcely bear their knowledge, nor could they have borne the sight of Rufus, but they knew why he was in the streets tonight, why he rode subways all night long, why his stomach growled, why his hair was nappy, his armpits funky, his pants and shoes too thin, and why he did not dare to stop and take a leak.
1962, James Baldwin, Another Country, New York, N. Y.: The Dial Press, published January 1963, page 4
JAMES CARTER: You smell a little funky; I think you stepped in some rat shit.
2001, Jeff Nathanson, Rush Hour 2, New Line Cinema
My husband thinks I'm bathing them more, but I'm not, they just lost that funky smell.
2017, Bruce Fife, Coconut Therapy for Pets, page 47

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From funk + -y.