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Funk \Funk\, v. i.
1. To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
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2. To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk
at the edge of a precipice. [Colloq.] --C. Kingsley.
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{To funk out}, to back out in a cowardly fashion. [Colloq.]
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To funk right out o' political strife. --Lowell
(Biglow
Papers).
Funk


Funk \Funk\, Funking \Funk"ing\, n.
A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.] "The horrid panic,
or funk (as the men of Eton call it)." --De Quincey.
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Funk \Funk\ (f[u^][ng]k), n. [OE. funke a little fire; akin to
Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth.
f[=o]n fire.]
1. An offensive smell; a stench. [Low]
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2. One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.]
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3. a state of fear.
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4. a mildly depressed state of mind; -- often used in the
phrase {blue funk}.
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Funk \Funk\ (f[u^][ng]k), n.
an earthy, seemingly unsophisticated style of jazz music
having elements of black American blues and gospel.
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Funk \Funk\, v. t.
1. To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.]
--King.
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2. To funk at; to flinch at; to shrink from (a thing or
person); as, to funk a task. [Colloq.]
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3. To frighten; to cause to flinch. [Colloq.]
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