funky : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: funky	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for funky
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
funky adj offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky" Synonym(s): fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues Synonym(s): funky, low-down 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" in a state of cowardly fright
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funky \Funk"y\, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking. [Colloq. Eng.]
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [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."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
funky Said of something that functions, but in a slightly strange, {kluge}y 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}]