crunk

American  

[kruhngk] / krʌŋk /

noun

1. a type of hip-hop originating in the southern U.S. and characterized by heavy bass and call-and-response vocals.

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adjective

1. Slang.

   1. excited; full of energy.

   2. drunk and high on drugs.

crunk British  

/ krʌnk /

noun

1. a form of hip-hop music originating in the southern states of the US

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Etymology

Origin of crunk

1990-95; perhaps cr(azy) + (dr)unk

Example Sentences

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crunk

Acts like Bone Crusher and Lil Jon ran the city’s brash crunk sound up the pop charts, hitting No. 26 and No. 2 with “Never Scared” and “Get Low,” respectively.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

Even as she praised her successors, Gangsta Boo asserted her dominance in the Southern rap explosion that spawned crunk and trap music.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 4, 2023

This buzzing, eardrum-bursting key riff – half southern crunk, half horror movie – is matched with 70s-style funk drumming, splashes of piano and unusual falsetto croons in a strange, scintillating concoction.

From The Guardian ● May 17, 2019

The twin poles of hip-hop history are New York and L.A., but Atlanta has its own style, one that has evolved over the years from Southern rap to crunk.

From The New Yorker ● Jul. 4, 2016

Her set was also more dynamic than Spears', blending up-tempo dance numbers with melancholy crunk and the floating R&B of "Fly," a song co-written by Tacoma musician Clemm Rishad.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2011