Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A state of cowardly fright; a panic.
- noun A state of severe depression.
- noun A cowardly, fearful person.
- intransitive verb To shrink from in fright or dread.
- intransitive verb To be afraid of.
- intransitive verb To shrink in fright.
- noun A hearty or earthy quality appreciated in music such as jazz or soul.
- noun A type of popular music combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bassline.
- noun Slang An unsophisticated quality or atmosphere of a region or locality.
- noun A strong, usually unpleasant smell; reek.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To stifle with offensive smoke or vapor.
- To become afraid; shrink through fear; quail.
- noun One who funks, shrinks from, or avoids, or who is in a state of funk.
- noun A strong and offensive smoky smell.
- noun A spark.
- noun Touchwood; punk.
- noun A kick; a stroke.
- noun Ill humor; anger; huff.
- To shrink from or dread; be afraid of; back out from.
- To smoke offensively, as a fire or chimney, with puffs or gusts.
- To kick behind, as a horse.
- To get angry; take offense.
- To kick; strike.
- Cross; ill-tempered.
- noun Cowering fear; a shrinking panic or scare; a state of cowardly fright or terror.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an earthy, seemingly unsophisticated style of jazz music having elements of black American blues and gospel.
- transitive verb obsolete To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
- transitive verb colloq. To funk at; to flinch at; to shrink from (a thing or person).
- transitive verb colloq. To frighten; to cause to flinch.
- intransitive verb To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
- intransitive verb colloq. To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch.
- intransitive verb [Colloq.] to back out in a cowardly fashion.
- noun colloq. A shrinking back through fear.
- noun Low An offensive smell; a stench.
- noun colloq. One who funks; a shirk; a coward.
- noun a state of fear.
- noun a mildly depressed state of mind; -- often used in the phrase
blue funk .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete
spark - noun obsolete
touchwood ,punk ,tinder - noun countable
mental depression - noun uncountable A state of
fear orpanic , especiallycowardly - verb To
shrink from, oravoid something because offear - noun countable Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body
odour . - noun uncountable Music that combines traditional forms of black music (as blues, gospel, or soul) and is characterized by a strong backbeat.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state of nervous depression
- noun an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
- noun United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)
- verb draw back, as with fear or pain
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Q: Well, I definitely like raw funk from the '60s and the' 70s because music back then wasn't digital.
Mike Ragogna: From DJ Heroes to Old Time Gospel: Conversations with Aaron Neville and DJ Qbert Mike Ragogna 2010
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Q: Well, I definitely like raw funk from the '60s and the' 70s because music back then wasn't digital.
Mike Ragogna: From DJ Heroes to Old Time Gospel: Conversations with Aaron Neville and DJ Qbert Mike Ragogna 2010
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If you're keeping it traditional and not using Halloween as a three day extended party, you can get down on the actual holiday with the Latin funk of Pimps of Joytime and Nayas at Rock and Roll Hotel.
Nightlife agenda David Malitz 2010
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Apparently this blog funk is going around because for the first time ever I considered giving my blog a break.
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But isn't that a device like any other that we use, something to set the mood, to warn the reader that Harry's getting in a funk, is probably going to get drunk, bed his latest love, and get called out on a case at 2 in the morning?
The 4th Dimension 2007
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But isn't that a device like any other that we use, something to set the mood, to warn the reader that Harry's getting in a funk, is probably going to get drunk, bed his latest love, and get called out on a case at 2 in the morning?
October 2007 2007
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At the end of the day, the only way out of this funk is to force myself into the habit of concentrating on the jobs at hand.
Whine and Cheeze moriarty6 2006
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The 70's style, easy-going samba funk is wonderfully uplifting, but is made much more contemporary by the skratches, gritty electric keys and basslines, and a sound that clearly understands the important developments between that era and this one.
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The 70's style, easy-going samba funk is wonderfully uplifting, but is made much more contemporary by the skratches, gritty electric keys and basslines, and a sound that clearly understands the important developments between that era and this one.
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Williams put Diamondbacks hitters in a funk from the start.
brtom commented on the word funk
"Milly, no sign of funk. Her blue scarf loose, laughing. Don't know what death is at that age."
Joyce, Ulysses, 13
January 14, 2007
brusselsprouts commented on the word funk
From wikipedia, "Funk Carioca ("Funk from Rio" in Brazilian Portuguese), also known as Brazilian Funk (which also relates to a 1970's musical style), Favela Funk and, elsewhere in the world, Baile Funk, is a type of dance music from Rio de Janeiro, derived from and superficially similar to Miami Bass, with deep rapid beats and aggressive vocals. In Rio it is most often simply known as Funk, although it is very different musically from what Funk means in most other places — including Brazil itself."
March 23, 2008
yarb commented on the word funk
'Now, says he, I know you are a moral citizen, George. Morality is mostly funk, and I think you're the funkiest man I ever came across in my travels.'
- Conrad, The Partner
March 5, 2009