funked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of funked
1890–95; funk punk (noun) ( Middle English fonk; cognate with Dutch vonk, German Funke ) + -ed 3
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The reason was obvious, although Bach didn’t quite put it in these terms: the Games needed to be funked up for a younger generation.
From The Guardian • Jun. 13, 2017
Gospel-infused smokin' swamp pop, clearly on-topic and funked up by Spooner Oldham's spiky, staccato keyboard flourishes.
From The Guardian • Mar. 3, 2011
Berserk and beautiful: classical waltz music funked up for dancing by rock's baddest bad boy.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
It's the guys, naturally, who are the most funked out.
From Time Magazine Archive
![]()
"Half of 'em funked that bullfinch, and there's one fellow in the ditch——" She reeled in her saddle.
From Barnaby A Novel by Ramsay, R.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.