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adjective Southern U.S. (chiefly Kentucky). (of tobacco)
rotten; moldy.
Origin:
1890–95; funk punk (noun) (Middle English fonk; cognate with Dutch vonk, German Funke) + -ed3
1890–95; funk punk (noun) (Middle English fonk; cognate with Dutch vonk, German Funke) + -ed3
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Funked
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noun
1.
cowering fear; state of great fright or terror.
2.
a dejected mood: He's been in a funk ever since she walked out on him.
verb (used with object)
3.
to be afraid of.
4.
to frighten.
5.
to shrink from; try to shirk.
verb (used without object)
6.
to shrink or quail in fear.
Origin:
1735–45; perhaps < early Dutch dialect fonck
1735–45; perhaps < early Dutch dialect fonck
Related forms
funk·er, noun
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Word Origin & History
funk
"bad smell," 1620s, from dialectal Fr. funkière "smoke," from O.Fr. fungier "give off smoke," from L. fumigare "to smoke." In reference to a style of music, it is first attested 1959, a back formation from funky.
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Medical Dictionary
Funk (fŭngk, f&oomacr;ngk), Casimir. 1884-1967.
Polish-born American biochemist whose research of deficiency diseases led to the discovery of vitamins, which he named in 1912.
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Funk  (fŭngk, f ngk) Pronunciation Key
Polish-born American biochemist who is credited with the discovery of vitamins. In 1912 he postulated the existence of four organic bases he called vitamines which were necessary for normal health and the prevention of deficiency diseases. He also contributed to the knowledge of the hormones of the pituitary gland and the sex glands. |
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funk definition[fəŋk]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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