Funk definition
A low, depressed mood.
noun
A strong, usually unpleasant smell; reek.
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(uncountable) Music that combines traditional forms of black music (as blues, gospel, or soul) and is characterized by a strong backbeat.
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To shrink from in fright or dread.
verb
(obs.) A musty odor, as of moldy tobacco.
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Funk is defined as to be afraid.
An example of funk is going to a party and feeling anxious about talking to new people.
verb
The definition of funk is a foul odor, or a type of R&B music with a heavy bassline that became popular in the 1970s.
An example of funk is the smell of a high school boy's locker room.
An example of funk is the music of James Brown.
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Funk means a feeling of being depressed or overwhelmed by anxiety or fear.
An example of a funk is postpartum depression.
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(slang) An unsophisticated quality or atmosphere of a region or locality.
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A hearty or earthy quality appreciated in music such as jazz or soul.
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A type of popular music combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bassline.
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A cowardly, fearful person.
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A state of cowardly fright; a panic.
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A state of severe depression.
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To be afraid of.
verb
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To shrink in fright.
verb
The condition of being greatly afraid or in a panic.
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(old-fashioned) To be afraid.
verb
(chiefly brit.) To avoid as because of fear; shrink from.
verb
Funky jazz.
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A form of rhythm and blues originating in the 1970s in which highly syncopated polyrhythms are combined with a prominent, jerky bass line, minimal harmonic structure, and declamatory vocalizing.
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To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
verb
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
funk
Plural:
funksOrigin of funk
- Probably ultimately from a northern French dialectal source such as Picard Walloon funquer to produce smoke from Vulgar Latin fūmicāre alteration of Latin fūmigāre fumigate
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Probably from obsolete Flemish fonck disturbance, agitation of unknown origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Back-formation from funky
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English funke, fonke (“spark”), from Old English *funca, *fanca (“spark”), from Proto-Germanic *funkô, *fankô (“spark”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peng-, *(s)pheng- (“to shine”). Cognate with Middle Low German funke, fanke (“spark”), Middle Dutch vonke (“spark”), Old High German funcho, funko (“spark”), German Funke (“spark”). More at spunk.
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