FUNKING

Verb

funking

present participle of funk

Source: Wiktionary


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.

FUNK

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



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