funkitude
A playful, invented noun for the quality or degree of funkiness a person, sound, or vibe possesses — how much raw groove, soulful energy, or offbeat originality someone brings to the table.
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A playful, invented noun for the quality or degree of funkiness a person, sound, or vibe possesses — how much raw groove, soulful energy, or offbeat originality someone brings to the table. You can have high funkitude or low funkitude, and the difference is usually immediately felt rather than explained. It's the kind of word that gets invented in music circles, style conversations, or anywhere people are trying to quantify the unquantifiable quality of being authentically, irresistibly funky.
That bassist's funkitude is on another level — every groove she plays feels like it was built straight from the earth.
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(slang) The quality of being funky .
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