funk
funk/fəNGk/
noun
- a style of popular dance music of African American origin, based on elements of blues and soul and having a strong rhythm that typically accentuates the first beat in the bar."a mixture of punk and funk"
- a strong musty smell of sweat or tobacco."our sweat mingles, but the funk makes my stomach dizzy"
verb
give music elements of funk.
"we're bringing back the old Motown sound and funking it up"
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Funk typically consists of a complex percussive groove with rhythm instruments playing interlocking grooves that create a "hypnotic" and "danceable" feel.
Funk
Funk, rhythm-driven musical genre popular in the 1970s and early 1980s that linked soul to later African-American musical styles. Musically, funk refers to ...
Funk
Music genre
Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the... Wikipedia
Parent genres: Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Brown-eyed soul, and more
Inventor: James Brown
Cultural origins: Mid-1960s, United States
Stylistic origins: Soul; rhythm and blues; jazz; gospel
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Kids Definition · 1 of 4 noun. ˈfəŋk. : a strong bad smell. funk · 2 of 4 verb. 1. : to be or become frightened of. 2. : to shrink back from in fear. funk · 3 ...
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Jun 7, 2021 · Funk music is a popular musical genre that draws influence from R&B, jazz, gospel, and blues.
Funk is a type of music from the United States that was developed in the 1960s by African American musicians and singers such as James Brown, Sly and the ...
Funk is an instrumental and vocal genre of dance music popularized in the 1970s that embraces many styles from the jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, soul jazz, ...
noun · cowering fear; state of great fright or terror. · a dejected mood: He's been in a funk ever since she walked out on him.
Named after a slang word for "stink," funk was indeed the rawest, most primal form of R&B, surpassing even Southern soul in terms of earthiness.