"phonk" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɑŋk/ [General-American], /fɒŋk/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phonk.wav
Rhymes: -ɒŋk Etymology: Alteration of funk. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} phonk (uncountable)
  1. A style of music derived from hip-hop and trap music and directly inspired by 1990s Memphis rap. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres
    Sense id: en-phonk-en-noun-b4nra9~I Disambiguation of Musical genres: 98 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. Drift phonk. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-phonk-en-noun-Vz6QRtvY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Brazilian phonk, drift phonk
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