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faking the funk

When an upper or middle class person suddenly becomes hard around the presence of colored or lower class individuals.

Winthrop: Why is Regebald talking so oddly?
DuPont: Oh, you know how we gets around black people, talking like he's ghetto and faking the funk.

by alecb June 4, 2007

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fake the funk

To be fake or to not keep it real

Yo man, don't fake the funk.

by DaSnoopinatorFoSho March 22, 2003

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fake the funk

(v.) To act with a false ethos surrounding oneself in an attempt to win respect from a certain influential party.


Antonym: Keep it real

I strongly suspect butt licka to be a white boy fakin the funk.

by Kung-Fu Jesus May 11, 2004

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fake the funk

to pretentiously act or appear productive or busy; to "go through the motions"

We need to fake the funk so the boss doesn't think we lack ambition.

by Jon64Bailey December 20, 2008

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Fake the Funk

(military jargon)To falsely motivate yourself and get the work or exercise at hand.

I just can't get motivated today, so I best fake the funk or enjoy the front leaning rest position.

by John1969 May 8, 2008

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