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as in bizarre
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
a funky antique shop that reflects the owner's decidedly eccentric taste
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as in ripe
having an unpleasant smell
a funky pair of old socks lying on the locker room floor
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Recent Examples of funky
The funky thrift shop sells upcycled clothing, jewelry and vinyl records, and is open Thursday through Sunday.
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Axios Denver, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
In the host city, funky local favorite Salmon Guru scored the 23rd spot, while Spain continued to represent with two bars in the top 10: Sips (No. 3), last year’s winner, and Paradiso (No. 10), crowned the top bar in 2022.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
Dom Brown, our longtime guitarist, had a lovely and funky solo.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
The orange hand was brought back with the six digit reference modern Explorer IIs, but the funky dial design remains unique to the ref.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
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Axios Denver, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
In the host city, funky local favorite Salmon Guru scored the 23rd spot, while Spain continued to represent with two bars in the top 10: Sips (No. 3), last year’s winner, and Paradiso (No. 10), crowned the top bar in 2022.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
Dom Brown, our longtime guitarist, had a lovely and funky solo.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
The orange hand was brought back with the six digit reference modern Explorer IIs, but the funky dial design remains unique to the ref.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
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Physicists debated for decades (opens a new tab) whether this bizarre superfluid-solid hybrid could exist.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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When her favorite author from childhood reemerges with a new book and a chance to win the only existing copy, Lucy sets out to win this bizarre competition filled with riddles and games.The Courier-Journal, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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Black men had been perceived as a voting bloc ripe for Donald Trump to attract after many expressed concerns a year ago about Joe Biden’s re-election efforts.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The owner of Zone 9 Farms doesn’t have a traditional stand full of big ripe fruits and vegetables.Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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This simultaneously funny and profound musical spins around a teenage girl (the lovable Carolee Carmello) suffering from a rare genetic disease that makes her age five times faster than normal.Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The office workers are sleeping at the desks after a long night of partying, two mischievous visitors sneak in to bring holiday cheer with funny gifts and gaudy decorations.Rudie Obias, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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This is about a team with a top-10 payroll whose GM committed too stinking much of it to dogs that can’t, or won’t, pull the sled.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2019
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Muttaiah said the man inside the stinking manhole was working without any safety equipment — no gloves, no shoes, no supplemental oxygen.Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019
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One day, a student noticed something strange: One of the rats in the group trained to expect positive experiences had its tail straight up with a crook at the end, resembling the handle of an old-fashioned umbrella.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The result was a strange hodgepodge of a TV series — novel and interesting in hindsight, but maybe not distinct enough to inspire a spot on the DVR at the time.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.National Geographic, National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
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Dilettante listing brokers can also cost sellers with bad marketing, weird staging, and a lack of responsiveness.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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He is represented by no gallery, and works in a basement in Brooklyn, from which emerges the fruits of his weird obsessions.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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At least Gill thinks that coffee is disgusting too.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Trump is disgusting, unhinged and unfit to represent the United States.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Funky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funky. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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