[funky] adj (1845): being in a funk: panicky
[2]funky adj funk.i.er ; -est [funk (offensive odor)] (ca. 1899) 1: having an offensive odor: foul
2: having an earthy unsophisticated style and feeling; esp: having the style and feeling of older black American music (as blues or gospel) or of funk "a slick, heavy beat that is unmistakably contemporary and irresistibly ~ --Jay Cocks" 3 a: odd or quaint in appearance or feeling b: lacking style or taste c: unconventionally stylish: hip -- funk.i.ness n