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funk (1)

funk [ fungk ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. musical style: popular music that derives from jazz, blues, and soul and is characterized by a heavy rhythmic bass and backbeat

2. earthy musical quality: a rhythmic earthy quality in music ( slang )

3. U.S. lack of worldliness: lack of sophistication, especially the kind of simplicity or naiveté thought by some to be characteristic of rural or provincial areas ( slang )

[Mid-20th century. Back-formation <funky]
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