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Funk vs Funkcore - What's the difference?

funk | funkcore |

As nouns the difference between funk and funkcore

is that funk is radio while funkcore is (music) an aggressive style of funk music influenced by rock or metal.

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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    funkcore

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (music) An aggressive style of funk music influenced by rock or metal.
  • * 1995 , Maximum Rock 'n' Roll (issue 142)
    • Five songs of spunky funkcore . Bouncy, peppy stuff with annoying tempo changes and whiny singing.
  • * 2006 , New Zealand Centre for Independent Studies, Policy (volume 22)
    • And even if you really want to, you can always buy your suit on the cheap from Overstock.com, hope nobody notices, and use the $500 you saved to buy studio time for your new indie-funkcore -folk band.