[funk] vi (ca. 1739): to become frightened and shrink back ~ vt 1: to be afraid of: dread
2: to shrink from undertaking or facing
[2]funk n [prob. fr. obs. Flem fonck] (1743) 1 a: a state of paralyzing fear b: a depressed state of mind
2: one that funks: coward [3]funk n [back-formation fr.
[2]funky] (1959) 1: music that combines traditional forms of black music (as blues, gospel, or soul) and is characterized by a strong backbeat
2: the quality or state of being funky "jeans ... have lost much of their ~ --Tom Wolfe"