"funk up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: funks up [present, singular, third-person], funking up [participle, present], funked up [participle, past], funked up [past]
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  1. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To make (something) funky (foul-smelling). Tags: slang, transitive
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