noun

1. the condition of being greatly afraid or in a panic
2. a low, depressed mood
   also blue funk

Etymology: < ? Fl fonck, dismay

intransitive verb

transitive verb

1. to be afraid of
2. to avoid as because of fear; shrink from

noun

1. Obsolete a musty odor, as of moldy tobacco
2. ☆ funky jazz
3. ☆ a form of rhythm and blues popular since the 1970s in which highly syncopated polyrhythms are combined with a prominent, jerky bass line, minimal harmonic structure, and declamatory vocalizing

Etymology: back-form < funky