From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
funky
adj 1: offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen
smelled really funky" [syn: fetid, foetid, foul,
foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly,
stinking, ill-scented]
2: (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues [syn:
funky, low-down]
3: stylish and modern in an unconventional way; "she likes funky
clothes"; "we did it all in black and white in a very funky
sixties style"
4: in a state of cowardly fright
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Funky \Funk"y\ (f[u^][ng]k"[y^]), a.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking;
having great fear. [Colloq. Eng.]
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Funky \Funk"y\ (f[u^][ng]k"[y^]), n.
having an earthy, unsophisticated style or feeling; in
(Music), earthy and seemingly unsophisticated, having
elements of black American blues and gospel. See 2nd funk,
n.
[PJC]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:
funky
Said of something that functions, but in a slightly strange,
klugey way. It does the job and would be difficult to
change, so its obvious non-optimality is left alone. Often
used to describe interfaces. The more bugs something has that
nobody has bothered to fix because workarounds are easier, the
funkier it is. TECO and UUCP are funky. The Intel
i860's exception handling is extraordinarily funky. Most
standards acquire funkiness as they age. "The new mailer is
installed, but is still somewhat funky; if it bounces your
mail for no reason, try resubmitting it." "This UART is
pretty funky. The data ready line is active-high in interrupt
mode and active-low in DMA mode."
[Jargon File]
From Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) [jargon]:
funky
adj.
Said of something that functions, but in a slightly strange, klugey
way. It does the job and would be difficult to change, so its obvious
non-optimality is left alone. Often used to describe interfaces. The
more bugs something has that nobody has bothered to fix because
workarounds are easier, the funkier it is. TECO and UUCP are funky.
The Intel i860's exception handling is extraordinarily funky. Most
standards acquire funkiness as they age. "The new mailer is installed,
but is still somewhat funky; if it bounces your mail for no reason,
try resubmitting it." "This UART is pretty funky. The data ready line
is active-high in interrupt mode and active-low in DMA mode."