funk
(noun) an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
Funk, Casimir Funk
(noun) United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term ‘vitamin’ for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)
funk, blue funk
(noun) a state of nervous depression; “he was in a funk”
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
(verb) draw back, as with fear or pain; “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
funk (countable and uncountable, plural funks)
(countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
(uncountable) A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the one, and much syncopation.
funk (third-person singular simple present funks, present participle funking, simple past and past participle funked)
(intransitive) To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
(transitive) To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
funk (plural funks)
(obsolete) Spark.
(obsolete) Touchwood, punk, tinder.
funk (countable and uncountable, plural funks)
(countable) Mental depression.
(uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.
(countable) One who fears or panics; a coward.
funk (third-person singular simple present funks, present participle funking, simple past and past participle funked)
(ambitransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.
(transitive) To frighten; to cause to flinch.
Source: Wiktionary
Funk, n. Etym: [OE. funke a little fire; akin to Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth. f fire.]
Definition: An offensive smell; a stench. [Low]
Funk, v. t.
Definition: To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.] King.
Funk, v. i.
1. To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
2. To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice. [Colloq.] C. Kingsley. To funk out, to back out in a cowardly fashion. [Colloq.] To funk right out o' political strife. Lowell (Biglow Papers).
Funk, Funk"ing, n.
Definition: A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.] "The horrid panic, or funk (as the men of Eton call it)." De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
