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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Funky \Funk"y\, a. Pertaining to or characterized by great fear, or funking. [Colloq. Eng.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: funky adj 1: offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" [syn: {fetid}, {foetid}, {foul}, {foul-smelling}, {noisome}, {smelly}, {putrid}, {stinking}] 2: (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues [syn: {low-down}] 3: in a state of cowardly fright From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 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 (13 Mar 01) [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}]
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