Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - funky

 I. adjective  Date: 1845 being in a funk ; panicky  II. adjective  (funkier; -est)  Etymology: funk offensive odor  Date: 1784  1. having an offensive odor ; foul  2. having an earthy unsophisticated style and feeling; especially having the style and feeling of older black American music (as blues or gospel) or of funk a slick, heavy beat that is unmistakably contemporary and irresistibly ~ — Jay Cocks  3.  a. odd or quaint in appearance or feeling  b. lacking style or taste  c. unconventionally stylish ; hip  • funkily adverb  • funkiness noun