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Snazzy vs Funky - What's the difference?

snazzy | funky |

As adjectives the difference between snazzy and funky

is that snazzy is (informal) elegant in manner of dress; stylish, modern or appealing in appearance; flashy while funky is (us|slang) offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.

snazzy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (informal) Elegant in manner of dress; stylish, modern or appealing in appearance; flashy.
  • * 2000 , Alev Aktar, " TAILOR MADE GOES: Fashion week closes with Calvin, Donna and Vera," New York Daily News , 23 Sep. (retrieved 8 Jan. 2009):
    • One particularly snazzy outfit consisted of vertically striped pants paired with a horizontally striped and sequined top.
  • (informal) Excellent; clever, ingenious, or adept in behavior, operation, or execution.
  • * 1938 , Jane Murdock, "Friday Afternoon Dances," Washington Post , 17 Apr., p. PY8:
    • Those Friday afternoon dances in the gym are really snazzy .
  • * 2009 , Suzanne Choney, " Palm looks to regain place in smartphone race," msnbc.com , 8 Jan (retrieved 8 Jan 2009) :
    • Of those migrating to the iPhone from other devices, a good number of them are former Treo users who found Apple's device to be a souped-up, snazzier and even easier-to-use version of the Treo.

    Synonyms

    * dapper, elegant, pizazzy, smart, cool * cool (informal), nifty (informal), smart

    Antonyms

    * inelegant, scruffy, sloppy * crappy (coarse slang''), duff, lame (''informal, especially US ), naff (informal), rubbishy (informal)

    Related terms

    * snazzily * snazziness * snazztastic * snazz up

    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