phonk

English

Etymology

Alteration of funk.

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Noun

phonk (uncountable)

  1. A style of music derived from hip-hop and trap music, directly inspired by 1990s Memphis rap.
  2. 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.

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