Funny vs. Funky — What's the Difference?

Causing laughter or amusement; humorous

Frightened; panicky.

Difficult to explain or understand; strange or odd

Having a moldy or musty smell

Comic strips in newspapers

Having a strong, unpleasant odor, especially the odor of the unwashed human body

A joke or witty remark

Having a style reminiscent of simple blues; bluesy.

Causing laughter or amusement

Of or relating to funk music.

Making or given to making amusing jokes or witticisms

Hearty and simple

Appropriate as the subject of a joke; deserving of a joke. Used in negative sentences to express disapproval or to emphasize the seriousness of something

Having an unsophisticated or old-fashioned charm; quaint or unpretentious

Difficult to account for; unusual or odd

Unconventional or eccentric; offbeat or odd

Suspiciously odd

Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.

Counterfeit or fraudulent

Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.

(Informal) Somewhat ill, painful, or abnormal

Cool; great; excellent.

Offensively forward or disrespectful

Having a foul or unpleasant smell.

Contrary to one's demands or expectations

(music) Relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music, especially funk.

A joke; a witticism

Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.

Comic strips.

Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking; having great fear.

The section of a newspaper containing comic strips.

Having an earthy, unsophisticated style or feeling;

Amusing; humorous; comical.

Offensively malodorous;

Strange or unusual, often implying unpleasant.

(of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues

Showing unexpected resentment.

In a state of cowardly fright

Homosexual; gay

(informal) A joke.

(informal) A comic strip.

(rowing) A rowboat with both ends pointed and out of the water.

(British) A narrow clinker-built boat for sculling.

(nonstandard) In an unusual manner; strangely.

In a manner seen as being typical of a homosexual, or indicating homosexuality

Droll; comical; amusing; laughable; inciting laughter.

A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling.

Arousing or provoking laughter;

Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;

Not as expected;

Experiencing odd bodily sensations;

In a strange manner;

In a comical manner;