Funk
Definitions
- Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
- Touchwood, punk, tinder.
- Mental depression.
- 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 downbeat, and much syncopation.
- A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.
- One who fears or panics; a coward.
Equivalents
Examples
“The foulest stench is in the air; the funk of 40,000 years and grizzly ghouls from every tomb are closing in to seal your doom.”
“I've been in a funk lately, I fell into a funk, I slipped into a funk, I was stuck in a funk”
“it helped me get⟳ out of a funk”
“[The helmsman] steered with no end⟳ of a swagger while you were by; but if he lost sight of you, he became instantly the prey of an abject funk […]”
“—A woful lunatic, Mulligan said. Were you in a funk?”
“Holmes was coming upstairs. Holmes would burst⟳ open⟳ the door. Holmes would say⟳, “In a funk, eh?” Holmes would get⟳ him.”
“1944 (written, first published in 2015), Bob Cooney, Proud Journey As I left the platform, the atmosphere was tense but there was no sign⟳ of uneasiness or funk […]”
“It is the long probation in the old way of teaching that fellows funk at or makes funks of them and their slow pace, almost up to the end⟳ of that probation, all who teach⟳ themselves are in a worse predicament as the hands with them are made the principle propellors instead of the feet.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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