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Word: Funk
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (in the sense ‘musty smell’): perhaps from French dialect funkier ‘blow smoke on’, based on Latin fumus ‘smoke’
fʌŋk
a style of popular dance music of US black origin, based on elements of blues and soul and having a strong rhythm that typically accentuates the first beat in the bar
Short Definition:style of popular dance music
Examples:- a mixture of punk and funk
- a funk bassline
a strong musty smell of sweat or tobacco
Short Definition:strong musty smell
Examples:- our sweat mingles, but the funk makes my stomach dizzy
- he prowled his office trailing the telltale odour of funk
Word: Funk
Speech Type: Verb
fʌŋk
give music elements of funk
Short Definition:give music elements of funk
Examples:- we're bringing back the old Motown sound and funking it up
- funked-up songs
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