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funkiness

  • a word derived from funky.
    funky
    adjective
    overcome with great fear; terrified.

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There was a hint of funkiness in the field, albeit an overhang from Root's first spell as captain.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

We hear the underdog aesthetic term rasquachismo used to describe these early impromptu performances: essentially a colorful funkiness, “so funky that nothing can undermine you,” Valdez says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

I would throw on a fresh pair of J’s or Nike Dunks that I could add a little style or funkiness to the outfits that I was going to shoot.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2022

The cheese, made from organic milk, has alluring washed rind funkiness, with a scent of dried wildflowers and a yeasty, briny tang on the palate.

From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2022

The dreadful funkiness of passion, the funkiness of nature, the funkiness of the wide range of human emotions.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison