Funk
n.
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An offensive smell; a stench. [Low]
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One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.]
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a state of fear.
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a mildly depressed state of mind; -- often used in the phrase blue funk.
Funk
n.
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an earthy, seemingly unsophisticated style of jazz music having elements of black American blues and gospel.
Funk
v. t.
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To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.]
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To funk at; to flinch at; to shrink from (a thing or person); as, to funk a task. [Colloq.]
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To frighten; to cause to flinch. [Colloq.]
Funk
v. i.
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To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
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To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice. [Colloq.]
To funk right out o' political strife.
Phrases & Compounds
- To funk out
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to back out in a cowardly fashion.
Funk
n.
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A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.]