garfunkel tr.v. 1. To abandon a (less talented or popular) partner or associates in order to pursue a more lucrative career.
Based loosely on the relationship of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, the verb would apply, e.g., to the garfunkeling of the other guy in Wham! by George Michael or the way that Tom Hanks garfunkeled whatshisname from Bosom Buddies.
Maybe it would eventually be shortened to funkeled or even funked. As in “Hey, that blonde guy from 'Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure really got funked by Keanu Reeves, didn’t he?”
I think it has a practical potential. Does anybody else know a good example of “garfunkeling”?
Don’t go hanging Scolari’s career on Tom Hanks, now. Scolari did show up again on Bob Newhart’s show, for a while.
Besides, they weren’t exactly a team on Bosom Buddies - more like co-workers. Tom’s not responsbile for Peter’s career after the gig was over (notice how I’m on a first-name basis with both of them? Yeah, we’re tight. Real tight).
Ok he was evidently garfunkled before he killed himself…
Unfortunately, Doug’s tale doesn’t have the same storybook ending. The split with the GBs was very public and very painful, and drew a lot of attention back in Arizona. Doug, Lawrence Zubia and Mark Zubia started another band, The Chimeras, but Doug was still fighting his alcoholism and depression. In December of 1993, he committed suicide. His death was mourned deeply in the Tempe music community, where he was well-known and well-respected.
If there is a reunion, would the originally garfunkeled party be “unfunkeled”? Or defunkeled?
What if a garfunkeled person turns their career around and becomes an even greater star than the garfunkeler? Has there ever been a case of “outfunkeling”?
