Some Excellent Funky Beats
The Mateel brings Sum Funk to Benbow, plus the Wilders and Playing in the Park
(June 5, 2008) funk — noun
Origin mid-18th cent. (first recorded as slang at Oxford University in Oxford, England perhaps from funk in the slang sense (tobacco smoke) or from obsolete Flemish fonck: “disturbance, agitation.”
a style of popular dance music of U.S. black origin, based on elements of blues and soul and having a strong rhythm that typically accentuates the first beat in the bar.
informal dated: a strong musty smell of sweat or tobacco.
funky — adjective
(of music) having or using a strong dance rhythm, in particular that of funk:some excellent funky beats.
modern and stylish in an unconventional or striking way:she likes wearing funky clothes.
strongly musty:cooked greens make the kitchen smell really funky.
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