"funky" meaning in All languages combined

See funky on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /fʌŋki/ Audio: en-au-funky.ogg [Australia] Forms: funky [positive], funkier [comparative], funkiest [superlative]
Etymology: funk + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|funk|y}} funk + -y Head templates: {{adj|funky|funkier|funkiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Relating to the music genre of funk.
    Sense id: simple-funky-en-adj-ri8EK0Hj Categories (other): Music
  2. If something is funky, it has an unpleasant smell.
    Sense id: simple-funky-en-adj-3ER7LlC1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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