Funk
noun
A kind of music that combines elements of rhythm and blues and soul music and that is characterized by a percussive vocal style.
The band is really great-they play funk from down in New Orleans.
Often appears as...
- play funk music
- funky beat
noun
A foul smell, usually quite strong.
There is a heavy funk in the room, like something is rotten.
Often appears as...
- foul funk
- heavy funk
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
noun
A state of fear or panic.
She is in a funk about her upcoming exams.
Often appears as...
- in a funk
- deep funk
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Disapproving
noun
A state of depression or despondency.
He's been in a funk ever since she left him.
Often appears as...
- in a funk
- deep funk
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A kind of music that combines elements of rhythm and blues and soul music and that is characterized by a percussive vocal style.
The band is really great-they play funk from down in New Orleans.
Often appears as...
- play funk music
- funky beat
noun
A foul smell, usually quite strong.
There is a heavy funk in the room, like something is rotten.
Often appears as...
- foul funk
- heavy funk
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
noun
A state of fear or panic.
She is in a funk about her upcoming exams.
Often appears as...
- in a funk
- deep funk
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A state of depression or despondency.
He's been in a funk ever since she left him.
Often appears as...
- in a funk
- deep funk
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Music Genre
Funk is a lively music genre; understand its cultural roots in African American communities.
The syncopated rhythms in funk music make you want to get up and dance.
Pro Tip 2/3Energetic Vibe
Funk often carries an upbeat and energetic vibe, suitable for parties and celebrations.
The DJ included some funk tunes to energize the crowd.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Funky
'Funk' music has a unique sound, so not all upbeat music can be described as funk.
Although it's catchy, pop music doesn't have the same groove as funk.
Pro Tip 1/3Music Genre
Funk is a lively music genre; understand its cultural roots in African American communities.
The syncopated rhythms in funk music make you want to get up and dance.
Pro Tip 2/3Energetic Vibe
Funk often carries an upbeat and energetic vibe, suitable for parties and celebrations.
The DJ included some funk tunes to energize the crowd.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Funky
'Funk' music has a unique sound, so not all upbeat music can be described as funk.
Although it's catchy, pop music doesn't have the same groove as funk.
Pro Tip 1/3Music Genre
Funk is a lively music genre; understand its cultural roots in African American communities.
The syncopated rhythms in funk music make you want to get up and dance.
Pro Tip 2/3Energetic Vibe
Funk often carries an upbeat and energetic vibe, suitable for parties and celebrations.
The DJ included some funk tunes to energize the crowd.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Funky
'Funk' music has a unique sound, so not all upbeat music can be described as funk.
Although it's catchy, pop music doesn't have the same groove as funk.
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Reel Talk Ep. 2 - Wicked...
like you're pointing in the right direction it the rod seems to bend a lot easier but if you get you know in a funk right out of the gate sometimes it's just you know you Dan you never feel like you're gonna get it back and I've been on that end of it as well and all you guys have different mates or around you at some point this year how important is
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Rory Sutherland: Sweat...
Nothing unusual about that at all, except that these are actually not the buttons that take you to an individual floor. It starts with garage at the bottom, I suppose, appropriately, but it doesn't go up garage, grand floor, mezzanine, one, two, three, four. It actually says garage, funk, rhythm and blues.
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Pregnant in Prison PIPE...
a whole little pregnancy area and like you know just I thought it would be different not really mixed in with general population I was nervous about that at first because I was thinking if there was a fight you know it's very easy for me to you know get funked in - anything could happen and yeah that
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How record collectors...
So he created a mix of compas mixed with funk and jazz. As a young man, he played and toured with live bands in the US and in Europe, but had never recorded an album or a song before moving to Canada. It was in Montreal in 1979 that he released his first album called, "Piano."
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Why you should define...
So if the worst-case scenarios happen, what could you do to repair the damage even a little bit, or who could you ask for help? So in the first case, London, well, I could fork over some money, fly to Spain, get some sun -- undo the damage, if I got into a funk.
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Paula Scher: Great...
two years after I designed it, which was the "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk" campaign that was all over New York. But something happened to it, and what happened to it was, it became very popular. And that is a kiss of death for something serious
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Ariel Garten: Know...
what triggers cause you to be depressed or what fun things are going to bring you out of that funk? Imagine if you had access to data that allowed you to rank on a scale of overall happiness which people in your life made you the happiest,
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Vietnam POW Escape PIPE No...
government had requested a show of support from the United States we were tasked to go in and fly some missions over there as a kind of a show of force the last pass the last mission there was a big funk airplane Township everything
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What does it mean to be...
and he said, "Hugh, no one gives a funk about foreign aid." Except he didn't use the word "funk." He went on. He said we need to look after our own backyard first. This is, I believe, outdated, even dangerous thinking.
Video examples
How African music...
Jonah's funk music funk is influenced a lot by jazz and jazz it's influenced by African music so it's cyclical some of my earliest memories of the music my dad and my mom used to play a lot of great
Video examples
Reel Talk Ep. 2 - Wicked...
like you're pointing in the right direction it the rod seems to bend a lot easier but if you get you know in a funk right out of the gate sometimes it's just you know you Dan you never feel like you're gonna get it back and I've been on that end of it as well and all you guys have different mates or around you at some point this year how important is
Video examples
Rory Sutherland: Sweat...
Nothing unusual about that at all, except that these are actually not the buttons that take you to an individual floor. It starts with garage at the bottom, I suppose, appropriately, but it doesn't go up garage, grand floor, mezzanine, one, two, three, four. It actually says garage, funk, rhythm and blues.
Video examples
Pregnant in Prison PIPE...
a whole little pregnancy area and like you know just I thought it would be different not really mixed in with general population I was nervous about that at first because I was thinking if there was a fight you know it's very easy for me to you know get funked in - anything could happen and yeah that
Video examples
How record collectors...
So he created a mix of compas mixed with funk and jazz. As a young man, he played and toured with live bands in the US and in Europe, but had never recorded an album or a song before moving to Canada. It was in Montreal in 1979 that he released his first album called, "Piano."
Video examples
Why you should define...
So if the worst-case scenarios happen, what could you do to repair the damage even a little bit, or who could you ask for help? So in the first case, London, well, I could fork over some money, fly to Spain, get some sun -- undo the damage, if I got into a funk.
Video examples
Paula Scher: Great...
two years after I designed it, which was the "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk" campaign that was all over New York. But something happened to it, and what happened to it was, it became very popular. And that is a kiss of death for something serious
Video examples
Ariel Garten: Know...
what triggers cause you to be depressed or what fun things are going to bring you out of that funk? Imagine if you had access to data that allowed you to rank on a scale of overall happiness which people in your life made you the happiest,
Video examples
Vietnam POW Escape PIPE No...
government had requested a show of support from the United States we were tasked to go in and fly some missions over there as a kind of a show of force the last pass the last mission there was a big funk airplane Township everything
Video examples
What does it mean to be...
and he said, "Hugh, no one gives a funk about foreign aid." Except he didn't use the word "funk." He went on. He said we need to look after our own backyard first. This is, I believe, outdated, even dangerous thinking.
Video examples
How African music...
Jonah's funk music funk is influenced a lot by jazz and jazz it's influenced by African music so it's cyclical some of my earliest memories of the music my dad and my mom used to play a lot of great
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Quote examples
Haley Reinhart
American Musician
My folks have played everything from rock, disco, pop, funk, and blues. My dad has always brought and played different genres like jazz, classical, and Latin. With all this in my pocket, I feel I have a taste of everything for my influences.
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Suzan-Lori Parks
American Playwright
My plays are for the kind of black people who relate to funk music, to Parliament-Funkadelic. When those guys get out of a spaceship - the idea that black people are from outer space, there's a poetic truth to that. We are this vast people.
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Michael Hutchence
Australian Musician
But we got up there and decided to stick to this mix of power chords and funk and that's where it really started for us. In having the courage to take that decision. To take a gamble not just with our music but our lives.
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Kamasi Washington
American Musician
Funk could very easily be called jazz, but you call it funk. Does that really matter? People dig that they associate themselves with certain genres, but the genres to me are made up things, like an imaginary world.
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
But the idea of taking things and mixing them together is what I do in my music. I take hip-hop, R&B, pop, dance, funk and soul and mix it all together to get my own sound.
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David Bowie
English Musician
Funk, I don't think I have anything to do with funk. I've never considered myself funky.
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Andre Benjamin
American Musician
The world doesn't need another clothing company. But it does need a certain funk.
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Scarface
American Musician
My first love was rock and funk. Rap was an accident.
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John Otto
American Musician
I've always liked funk and rock and everything.
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Helen Clark
New Zealander Statesman
Business can talk itself into a blue funk.
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Haley Reinhart
American Musician
My folks have played everything from rock, disco, pop, funk, and blues. My dad has always brought and played different genres like jazz, classical, and Latin. With all this in my pocket, I feel I have a taste of everything for my influences.
Quote examples
Suzan-Lori Parks
American Playwright
My plays are for the kind of black people who relate to funk music, to Parliament-Funkadelic. When those guys get out of a spaceship - the idea that black people are from outer space, there's a poetic truth to that. We are this vast people.
Quote examples
Michael Hutchence
Australian Musician
But we got up there and decided to stick to this mix of power chords and funk and that's where it really started for us. In having the courage to take that decision. To take a gamble not just with our music but our lives.
Quote examples
Kamasi Washington
American Musician
Funk could very easily be called jazz, but you call it funk. Does that really matter? People dig that they associate themselves with certain genres, but the genres to me are made up things, like an imaginary world.
Quote examples
Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
But the idea of taking things and mixing them together is what I do in my music. I take hip-hop, R&B, pop, dance, funk and soul and mix it all together to get my own sound.
Quote examples
David Bowie
English Musician
Funk, I don't think I have anything to do with funk. I've never considered myself funky.
Quote examples
Andre Benjamin
American Musician
The world doesn't need another clothing company. But it does need a certain funk.
Quote examples
Scarface
American Musician
My first love was rock and funk. Rap was an accident.
Quote examples
John Otto
American Musician
I've always liked funk and rock and everything.
Quote examples
Helen Clark
New Zealander Statesman
Business can talk itself into a blue funk.
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