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funk
1[ fuhngk ]
noun
- cowering fear; state of great fright or terror.
- a dejected mood:
He's been in a funk ever since she walked out on him.
verb (used with object)
- British. to shrink from; try to shirk:
We can only say that the government has funked its responsibility.
verb (used without object)
- British. to shrink or quail in fear:
He funked at nothing, and could lick every boy in the neighborhood.
funk
2[ fuhngk ]
Funk
3[ foongk, fuhngk ]
noun
- Cas·i·mir [kaz, -, uh, -meer], 1884–1967, U.S. biochemist, born in Poland: discovered thiamine, the first vitamin isolated.
funk
1/ fʌŋk /
noun
- slang.a strong foul odour
funk
2/ fʌŋk /
noun
- informal.a type of polyrhythmic Black dance music with heavy syncopation
Funk
3/ fʌŋk /
noun
- FunkCasimir18841967MUSPolishSCIENCE: chemist Casimir (ˈkæzɪˌmɪə). 1884–1967, US biochemist, born in Poland: studied and named vitamins
funk
4/ fʌŋk /
noun
- Also calledblue funk a state of nervousness, fear, or depression (esp in the phrase in a funk )
- a coward
verb
- to flinch from (responsibility) through fear
- tr; usually passive to make afraid
Funk
/ fŭngk,fo̅o̅ngk /
- 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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Derived Forms
- ˈfunker, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of funk1
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Example Sentences
But along with the cartoon funk is an all-too-real story of police brutality embodied by a horde of evil Pigs.
The funk legend treats unsuspecting concertgoers to an impromptu show.
The simultaneously upbeat and sentimental ode to friendship is equal parts funk, trance, pop, and R&B.
But even after the funk of the Bush years dispersed, we were left with a deeper truth.
The soul-funk innovator had some complex and (quite frankly) bizarre political views.
Little time was lost in bringing the doctors—Anderson, of the man-of-war, and his friend Dr. Funk.
While I am by no means prepared to admit that I am what you so pleasingly term "a funk," I readily allow that——'
Suddenly a white funk comes over me and I rush out and into the taxi again.
You seem to be taking things coolly, but I don't mind confessing that I'm in a blessed funk.
The fact is, I let Harry Tristram put me in a funk, you know.
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