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 25, 2007

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.

by Nabru September 26, 2005

fakin the funk

when an indidvidual doesn't show his or her's true personality,individual fails to keep it real

yo dawg i heard yer boi was fakin the funk, biatch

by a. mutiny June 19, 2006

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.

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.

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

by Anipol May 15, 2005