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funk up

funk up verb: to make (something) funky (foul-smelling).

Verb

funk up (third-person singular simple present funks up, present participle funking up, simple past and past participle funked up)

  1. (slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To make (something) funky (foul-smelling).

Forms of funk up

third-person singular presentfunks up
present participlefunking up
past participlefunked up
pastfunked up

Questions about funk up

What does funk up mean?
Funk up means to make (something) funky (foul-smelling).
What part of speech is funk up?
Funk up is a verb.
What is the past tense of funk up?
The past tense of funk up is funked up.

Words near funk up in the dictionary

  1. funk holes
  2. funk metal
  3. funk money
  4. funk out
  5. funk rock
  6. funk up
  7. funk you
  8. funk-like
  9. funk-metal
  10. funk-rock
  11. funkabilly

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