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Funk vs Disco - What's the difference?

funk | disco |

In uncountable terms the difference between funk and disco

is that funk is music that combines traditional forms of black music (as blues, gospel, or soul) and is characterized by a strong backbeat while disco is a genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.

In intransitive terms the difference between funk and disco

is that funk is to emit an offensive smell; to stink while disco is to go to discotheques.

As nouns the difference between funk and disco

is that funk is spark while disco is a short form of discotheque, a nightclub for dancing.

As verbs the difference between funk and disco

is that funk is to shrink from, or avoid something because of fear while disco is to dance disco-style dances.

funk

English

(wikipedia funk)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) funke, . More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) spark
  • (obsolete) touchwood, punk, tinder

    • Etymology 2

    1743, Scottish and Northern English dialectal word, originally a verb meaning "to panic, fail due to panic". Perhaps from or cognate with obsolete (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

  • (countable) mental depression
  • (uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly
  • * Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
    • [The helmsman] steered with no end of a swagger while you were by; but if he lost sight of you, he became instantly the prey of an abject funk

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear

    • Etymology 3

    1620, from (etyl) dialectal (Norman) funquer, . More at (l).

    Noun

  • (countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour.
  • (rft-sense) (uncountable) Music that combines traditional forms of black music (as blues, gospel, or soul) and is characterized by a strong backbeat.
    • Derived terms
    * electrofunk * funky

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
  • To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
    • (King)
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    disco

    English

    Noun

  • (countable, slightly dated) A short form of discotheque , a nightclub for dancing.
  • (uncountable) A genre of dance music that was popular in the , characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by pulsating lights.

    • Synonyms

    * (place for dancing ): club, nightclub

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To dance disco-style dances.
  • To go to discotheques.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 16, author=Cathy Horyn, title=Designers Square Off: Sexy vs. Classy, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Learning that a discoing sex appeal has returned to the runways is a little like hearing that Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb are reuniting.}}

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