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fakin' the funk 

When you are pretending to be something you are not, capable of a skill or trait you do not possess, or in some other way misrepresenting yourself. See fronting.
KRS-ONE is an old school rapper who dislikes so-called "Gansta" rappers who are just fakin' the funk.
fakin' the funk by Nabru September 26, 2005

fakin' the funk 

a) going along to get along
b) pretending that everything (in a relationship) is just fine, while plotting an escape
This fool don't know whussup. Ahm jus fakin' the funk until I make my move next month.
fakin' the funk by Dizz January 1, 2004

fakin' the funk 

when you say you are going to do something and you don't stick to it
When a shortie says that she isn't gonna show you her hipbones anymore, but she does anyway.
fakin' the funk by Anipol May 14, 2005

fakin' the funk 

when you say you are going to do something and you don't stick to it
When a shortie says that she isn't gonna show you her hipbones anymore, but she does anyway
fakin' the funk by Anipol May 15, 2005

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.
faking the funk by alecb June 25, 2007