funked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of funked
1890–95; funk punk (noun) ( Middle English fonk; cognate with Dutch vonk, German Funke ) + -ed 3
Example Sentences
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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
It's the guys, naturally, who are the most funked out.
From Time Magazine Archive
At this crux, his tears accomplished what his nerve funked.
From Time Magazine Archive
I should have jeered at myself ever afterwards: "So you funked it, you funked it, you funked the real thing!"
From White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
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