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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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
Eat and Drink Pop over to the on-site food truck, prepare your own meals in your kitchenette, or go out for dinner at 4th West Pub in the delightfully small and funky town of Escalante.
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Alison Osius, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2025
Butter that has become completely rancid will have a sour, funky, or bitter taste.
—Annie Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
Those funky tropical shirts the Florida toll-takers are wearing have become a hot item.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
But its surface is very funky with some of the best color options with greens, yellows, reds and blues as options.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Alison Osius, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2025
Butter that has become completely rancid will have a sour, funky, or bitter taste.
—Annie Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025
Those funky tropical shirts the Florida toll-takers are wearing have become a hot item.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
But its surface is very funky with some of the best color options with greens, yellows, reds and blues as options.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funky
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The expo’s Instagram page documents visits to other cities and showcases many of the bizarre and dark art pieces and items people can buy, as well as some attendees’ costumes.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Feb. 2025
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The pilot episode of The Baldwins, TLC’s new reality show about actor Alec Baldwin and his family, is one of the darkest and most bizarre hours of television to appear in recent memory.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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The fruit flavors are ripe and juicy, featuring strawberry, raspberry, and sometimes blackberry.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Especially once Hasbro took over the game from Parker Brothers, Clue became a brand ripe for licensable extension.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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Now 40, playwright Jacobs-Jenkins—whose funny and startling family drama Appropriate, starring Sarah Paulson and Corey Stoll, ran for seven months on Broadway last season, winning three Tonys along the way—has become a marquee name on the American stage.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
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And my self-worth’s at an all-time low The music video is seemingly made for the internet, full of funny, relatable lines expressed via a satisfyingly upfront, upbeat delivery.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 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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People say Yoko’s art is strange and her music is not very good.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many had wondered what her future held with the company and that her acting like nothing had happened was a little strange.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 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
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Administrators’ choices on admissions are made even more complicated by a weird dynamic in play across higher ed.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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Both of those fit a mold for an Original Screenplay winner: A Real Pain as the talky Sundance movie; The Substance as the contender that’s a little too weird to win the bigger prizes.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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The desire to avoid portraying her character’s actions as simply disgusting led de Van to play the lead role herself, in spite of the challenges that created for her as a first-time feature director.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
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Selena Gomez has called out 'disgusting' weight shame As a former child star who grew up in the public eye, Gomez has long been subjected to conversations surrounding her weight.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Funky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funky. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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