"fake the funk" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fakes the funk [present, singular, third-person], faking the funk [participle, present], faked the funk [participle, past], faked the funk [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fake the funk (third-person singular simple present fakes the funk, present participle faking the funk, simple past and past participle faked the funk)
  1. (informal) To perform below one's capacities. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-fake_the_funk-en-verb-PTd2a29J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. (informal) To promise more than one can deliver. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-fake_the_funk-en-verb-LgOBJmZe

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