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Aug 29, 2018 21:10
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English term

Funkmaster

Non-PRO English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
You got to do a series of things you're uncomfortable doing in order to get to where you wanna be. You gotta have some dog in you. If you don't have no dog in you, I've got some news for you. You ain't gonna make it. You gotta get real funkmaster.

Speech by Steve Harvey
Responses
4 +1 funkmaster
5 -2 Fearful/Coward
1 +1 funkster / or funk master
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PRO (2): JohnMcDove, Herbmione Granger

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Discussion

Herbmione Granger Aug 31, 2018:
Aha! This is his meaning of funk:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Funk&page=2
1. Bad smell, odiferous, maloderous

Or general expression of ickiness. I think Björn's latest post makes most sense.

get funk-nasty -> get off your high horse, roll up your sleeves, and do lowly work in lowly conditions

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/get off high horse
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/roll up sleeves
https://www.bible.com/bible/97/isa.47.3.msg?_escaped_fragmen...
Isaiah 47:1-3 MSG
“Get off your high horse and sit in the dirt, virgin daughter of Babylon. No more throne for you—sit on the ground, daughter of the Chaldeans. Nobody will be calling you ‘charming’ and ‘alluring’ anymore. Get used to it. Get a job, any old job: Clean gutters, scrub toilets...
B D Finch Aug 31, 2018:
@Mohamed and Björn Ahha, it is "funknasty", which is totally different. Also his intonation/emphasis makes a big difference and shows my interpretation doesn't fit at all. Limitations of the printed word!
Björn Vrooman Aug 31, 2018:
PS After re-watching the video, the link from the Independent may not be the best example. You'll have to understand a bit about Steve Harvey to figure this one out.

He used to be homeless; he slept in his car and showered at gas stations. Cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Harvey

Here's one of his videos, which goes right to the heart of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ6fZDo9LGE

Also, if you re-watch your video, you'll see it's all about being strong-willed and determined, i.e., not being lazy.

Doing something "uncomfortable" doesn't really mean overcoming your fears in this context. It's about getting up early in the morning and working until late in the evening, about doing everything possible and then some. Later, he says "you got to give your all."

He wants you to be "knee-deep in work":
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/knee-deep

Hope this helps.

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Mohamed Fouda (asker) Aug 31, 2018:
@Björn Vrooman Thank you!
Björn Vrooman Aug 31, 2018:
@Mohamed Thanks! Thought so. You're right, it's "funknasty." Trouble is you can't discern the meaning by looking up some online slang dictionary, which will tell you it means something like gross or upsetting to your stomach.

Try this link:
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/featu...

Maybe it helps you to understand what he's saying. In essence, stop trying to be nice to everyone and consider their feelings at every turn. It's your life and your choices.

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Mohamed Fouda (asker) Aug 31, 2018:
Here's a short link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9aTQx4oQoM&t=50s
Björn Vrooman Aug 31, 2018:
@B D Finch I disagree. This is not how AAVE works and I'm used to it. Besides, that would make no sense at all. Who is that Funkmaster? It's certainly not the kids he's talking to. And the urban dictionary is a user-maintained source.

One possibility could be that he's actually referring to Funkmaster Flex and his "beefs," although I would have expected "you gotta go real Funkmaster." I know Steve Harvey, but there is no way to figure out from that tidbit of context what he's trying to say. I need the video, if possible. Adjective is not right, though; should have said adverbial noun, or maybe I'm mixing things up right now...

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B D Finch Aug 31, 2018:
@Björn It isn't "used in the form of an adjective" here, it's used as a form of address. To help understand it, try adding a comma and substituting "mate" for "funkmaster": "You gotta get real, mate".
Björn Vrooman Aug 30, 2018:
I don't think... ...funkmaster is right. Never mind that it's used in the form of an adjective. It doesn't make sense here.

And, yes, I grew up listening to rap music, I had access to an AAVE/slang dictionary containing over 10000 words, and I know Funkmaster Flex. Plus my better half used to live in AL.

By the way, "dog" = "doggedness" (similar to what Shekhar said) = marked by stubborn determination. Cf.
http://www.thegoodguide.com/User/HashSearch.aspx?tagname=#do...
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doggedness

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B D Finch Aug 30, 2018:
@Daryo That's what he's saying, in the preceding part, but not what is meant by "funkmaster".
Daryo Aug 30, 2018:
what he is saying is: if you want to get where you want to be (= to achieve your goals), you have to do things that "you're uncomfortable doing" i.e. yo have to overcome your fears/discomfort and do whatever needs to be done - IOW you have to overcome your fears, the exact opposite of "being a coward" that succumbs to its fears.

One example: "Paris vaut bien une messe" ...
Mohamed Fouda (asker) Aug 29, 2018:
I think he says real funk nasty. Can't make out what he says.

Responses

-2
4 hrs

Fearful/Coward

Funk means fear (http://www.shabdkosh.com/hi/translate?e=funk&l=hi). So, if someone is not taking the steps he is supposed to do in order to where he seeks to reach, he is too coward to do so (may be because of his ignorance about the path) and will end up empty-handed.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2018-08-30 05:11:51 GMT)
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Thanks Mr. Daryo for correcting my perception. One has to master his fears on his way to success! This really is the meaning! Thanks again!
Reference:

http://www.shabdkosh.com/hi/translate?e=funk&l=hi

Peer comment(s):
disagree Daryo : CL5 for an outdated meaning that fits in this ST worse than a square peg in a round hole? From the context, it's plain obvious that the intended meaning is EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE!
1 hr
Thanks Mr. Daryo for correcting my perception. One has to master his fears on his way to success! This really is the meaning! Thanks again!
disagree B D Finch : Agree with Daryo. You've failed to understand the linguistic community this comes from. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=funkmaster// No, it's a (slightly ironic or arch) form of address, directly addressing the individual listener.
7 hrs
So, is the motivational speech of the speaker trying to tell people to think and act as if they are the boss? I am confused!
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+1
11 hrs

funkmaster

Peer comment(s):
agree JohnMcDove : Sounds good to me. :-)
9 hrs
Thanks John
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+1
1 hr

funkster / or funk master


https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/funkster

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/funk

Seems to me that in order to be a master of funk, a funk master, you have to do a series of things you are uncomfortable doing.

If you do so, you may become a "funk master".

Or "you need to be real, funk master".

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Note added at 1 day 17 hrs (2018-08-31 15:04:56 GMT)
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Given that this is "funknasty"...

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=funknasty

I guess you have to be "gross" and/or "disgusting"... ;-)
Note from asker:
Thanks! I'm trying to see how it could fit in the context.
Peer comment(s):
agree Daryo : "to do things you are uncomfortable doing" - exactly that!
4 hrs
Thank you very much, Daryo. :-)
neutral B D Finch : Afraid the etymology of this is in black US slang is much ruder than that.
10 hrs
I guess so. Thank you very much for your contribution. :-)
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