phonk

English

Etymology

Alteration of funk.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɑŋk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɒŋk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɒŋk

Noun

phonk (uncountable)

1. A style of music derived from hip-hop and trap music and 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.

Derived terms

• Brazilian phonk
• drift phonk