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Funk (fŭ&nsmacr_;k), n. [OE. funke a little fire; akin to Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth. f&ō;n fire.] 1. An offensive smell; a stench. [Low]
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2. One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.]
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3. a state of fear.
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4. a mildly depressed state of mind; -- often used in the phrase blue funk.
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Funk (fŭ&nsmacr_;k), n. an earthy, seemingly unsophisticated style of jazz music having elements of black American blues and gospel.
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Funk, v. t. 1. To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.] King.
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2. To funk at; to flinch at; to shrink from (a thing or person); as, to funk a task. [Colloq.]
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3. To frighten; to cause to flinch. [Colloq.]
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Funk, v. i. 1. To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
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2. To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice. [Colloq.] C. Kingsley.
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To funk out, to back out in a cowardly fashion. [Colloq.]
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To funk right out o' political strife. Lowell (Biglow Papers).

 

{ Funk, Funk"ing, } n. A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.] “The horrid panic, or funk (as the men of Eton call it).” De Quincey.
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