"funk up" meaning in All languages combined

See funk up on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: funks up [present, singular, third-person], funking up [participle, present], funked up [participle, past], funked up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} funk up (third-person singular simple present funks up, present participle funking up, simple past and past participle funked up)
  1. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To make (something) funky (foul-smelling). Tags: slang, transitive

Inflected forms

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