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G-funk

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A kind of slow, melodic hip-hop music associated with California.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • Man, I love sitting back and listening to some jived out G-funk!

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Abbreviation of gangsta funk; also in imitation of P-Funk (“Parliament-Funkadelic”).