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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
Whiskies from Campbeltown are known for their complexity, combining a coastal influence with a unique mix of salty, smoky, and sometimes funky flavors.
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Emily Price, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Yeah Slide Add some pattern to your shoe collection with these funky black-and-white Ugg slides.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
Past the chilled reds, crisp whites and funky oranges, a squiggly arrow pointing down a staircase directs wine enthusiasts and comedy fans alike.
—Hannah Benson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Whitewater Ski Resort requires a bit of an extra drive off the Powder Highway loop, but the snow (and the funky city of Nelson) is well worth the drive.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2024
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Emily Price, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Yeah Slide Add some pattern to your shoe collection with these funky black-and-white Ugg slides.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
Past the chilled reds, crisp whites and funky oranges, a squiggly arrow pointing down a staircase directs wine enthusiasts and comedy fans alike.
—Hannah Benson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Whitewater Ski Resort requires a bit of an extra drive off the Powder Highway loop, but the snow (and the funky city of Nelson) is well worth the drive.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for funky
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Red One seemed like a bizarre experiment, some sort of action film-adjacent Santa Claus movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans that almost seemed to be a sort of parody of itself.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Her material consists of tales of her bizarre upbringing, highly unconventional family, and filterless confessions of her time on this filthy planet.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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These staples of awards seasons are ripe for a bit of shaking up.Ramin Zahed, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ralph McLaughlin, senior economist at Realtor.com, said that if prospective buyers can look past higher mortgage rates, the market will be ripe for picking out the perfect home.Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024
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An Instax camera snaps photos throughout the night, the shots progressively funnier the more nog is consumed.Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Crandell, the Harvard physiatrist, is a funny, brainy, and upbeat clinician who treats people with amputations in the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center, a building overlooking Boston Harbor.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 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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When Sandy goes missing, the line between reality and game blurs and Conor must venture into the strange world of OBEX to bring her home.Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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At the time, federal law gave the Bureau a strange grab bag of investigative duties, ranging from interstate prostitution to antitrust violations.Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 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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Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are returning after 22 years to make 28 Years Later, though the original film, 28 Days Later, has remained one of cinema’s weirdest modern days stories.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That was such a weird sensation—to just have paper towels stuffed deep in your skin.Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Dec. 2024
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That ends up dislodging the disgusting foreign item in Larry's throat.Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Leigh goes for the gags in this one, from Broadbent’s workplace pratfall to friend of the family Aubrey’s (Timothy Spall) disgusting new restaurant.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Funky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funky. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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