FUNK


Meaning of FUNK in English

I. ˈfəŋk noun

Etymology: probably ultimately from French dialect (Picard) funquer to give off smoke

Date: 1623

: a strong offensive smell

II.

Date: circa 1739

intransitive verb

: to become frightened and shrink back

transitive verb

1. : to be afraid of : dread

2. : to shrink from undertaking or facing

III. noun

Etymology: perhaps from obsolete Dutch dialect (Flanders) fonck

Date: 1743

1.

a. : a state of paralyzing fear

b. : a depressed state of mind

2. : one that funks : coward

3. : slump 1

an economic funk

the team went into a funk

IV. noun

Etymology: back-formation from funky (II)

Date: 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 funk — Tom Wolfe

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.