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Junky vs Funky - What's the difference?

junky | funky |

As adjectives the difference between junky and funky

is that junky is resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality while funky is offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.

As a noun junky

is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

junky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.

    • Noun

    (junkies)
  • (slang, pejorative)

    • funky

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (US, slang) offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.
  • (US, slang) Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.
  • (slang, UK, US) cool; great; excellent
  • * 1989 , inCider magazine (volume 7)
    • Eight-bit Arkanoid is a funky game — not as sexy as its 16-bit sister, but fun to spend time with. I'm hooked.
  • * 2001 , ELLEgirl magazine (Autumn 2001, page 127)
    • I love high heels, and these were totally funky ! The coolest part: They actually let me take 'em home!
  • * 2006 , Sue Cook, Claire Crompton, Quick to Stitch Cross Stitch Cards (page 60)
    • What every teenage driver desires: a fab, funky car and freedom!
  • Having or relating to the smell of funk.
  • (music) relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music.
  • (UK, slang, dated) Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.

    • Related terms

    * funk * funktastic