phonk
English
Etymology
Alteration of funk.
Pronunciation
- enPR: fŏngk
- (Received Pronunciation, Canada, General Australian, New Zealand, India) IPA(key): /fɒŋk/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /fɑŋk/
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /fɔŋk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒŋk
Noun
phonk (uncountable)
- A style of music derived from hip-hop and trap music, directly inspired by 1990s Memphis rap.
- Drift phonk.
- 2024 April 15, Andy Ward, Briony Luttrell, Lachlan Goold, “How a global crisis, drift racing and Memphis hip-hop gave us phonk – the music of the TikTok generation”, in The Conversation[1]:
- By smashing together components of hip-hop, EDM, metal and dubstep, phonk is placed as one of the most prominent new genres of music.