funkifyv.

Brit.

/ˈfʌŋkᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈfəŋkəˌfaɪ/

Forms: 1900s– funkafy (non-standard), 1900s– funkify.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: funky adj.¹, -fy suffix.

Etymology: < funky adj.¹ + -fy suffix: see -ify suffix. Compare slightly earlier funkified adj. 2.

Originally U.S.

transitive. To play (a piece of music) in a funk style; to make funky. Also: to make stylish or fashionable in an unconventional or quirky way (cf. funky adj.¹ 2b). Also occasionally (esp. in early use) intransitive.In quot. 1973: apparently a misapprehension of the 1972 song ‘You Got to Funkifize’ by the American funk group Tower of Power.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > perform (music) [verb (transitive)] > specific style or technique

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1973 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 18 Aug. 15/1 They pumped out some powerful licks on numbers like ‘You've Got to Funkify’.

1975 Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Jrnl.-World 22 Feb. 5/4 The members of Tower of Power are rhythm-mad fools, ready to ‘funkify’ at a moment's notice.

1985 Colorado Springs Gaz. Tel. 16 Mar. c8/2 Produced by Nile Rodgers, who funkified David Bowie not so long ago, the record is as slick as a dance floor.

1998 C. Channer Waiting in Vain (1999) ii. 45 The pain seeped back into her navel, which she'd funkified with a clip-on hoop.

2005 Wire Dec. 69/4 Funkifying the driving beat without losing any of its energy.., the remix adds a bit of sweetness without burying the hard-to-swallow flavours.

2006 List (Glasgow & Edinb. Events Guide) 14 Dec. 45/1 This contemporary craft fair will be brimming with knick-knacks to funkify your life.

2011 Mirror (Eire ed.) (Nexis) 11 Mar. 2 We spoke to singer Mic Geraghty to find out how TKO are planning to funkify rock music.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	funkify
释义	funkifyv. Brit. /ˈfʌŋkᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈfəŋkəˌfaɪ/ Forms: 1900s– funkafy (non-standard), 1900s– funkify. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: funky adj.¹, -fy suffix. Etymology: < funky adj.¹ + -fy suffix: see -ify suffix. Compare slightly earlier funkified adj. 2. Originally U.S. transitive. To play (a piece of music) in a funk style; to make funky. Also: to make stylish or fashionable in an unconventional or quirky way (cf. funky adj.¹ 2b). Also occasionally (esp. in early use) intransitive.In quot. 1973: apparently a misapprehension of the 1972 song ‘You Got to Funkifize’ by the American funk group Tower of Power. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > perform (music) [verb (transitive)] > specific style or technique squeak1577 tinkle1582 divide1590 shake1611 slur1746 da capo1764 rattlea1766 to run over ——1789 skirl1818 spread?1822 develop1838 arpeggio1864 propose1864 recapitulate1873 jazz1915 lilt1916 jazzify1927 thump1929 schmaltz1936 belt1947 stroke1969 funkify1973 scratch1984 scratch-mix1985 1973 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 18 Aug. 15/1 They pumped out some powerful licks on numbers like ‘You've Got to Funkify’. 1975 Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Jrnl.-World 22 Feb. 5/4 The members of Tower of Power are rhythm-mad fools, ready to ‘funkify’ at a moment's notice. 1985 Colorado Springs Gaz. Tel. 16 Mar. c8/2 Produced by Nile Rodgers, who funkified David Bowie not so long ago, the record is as slick as a dance floor. 1998 C. Channer Waiting in Vain (1999) ii. 45 The pain seeped back into her navel, which she'd funkified with a clip-on hoop. 2005 Wire Dec. 69/4 Funkifying the driving beat without losing any of its energy.., the remix adds a bit of sweetness without burying the hard-to-swallow flavours. 2006 List (Glasgow & Edinb. Events Guide) 14 Dec. 45/1 This contemporary craft fair will be brimming with knick-knacks to funkify your life. 2011 Mirror (Eire ed.) (Nexis) 11 Mar. 2 We spoke to singer Mic Geraghty to find out how TKO are planning to funkify rock music. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1973
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