funk
English
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Etymology 1
1620, from French dialectal (Norman) funquer, funquier (“to smoke, reek”), from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "ONF." is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF. fungier (“to smoke”), from Vulgar Latin fūmicāre, alteration of Latin fūmigāre (“to smoke, fumigate”). Related to French dialect funkière (“smoke”). More at fumigate.
Noun
funk (countable and uncountable, plural funks)
- (countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
- 1982, “Thriller”, in Rod Temperton (lyrics), Quincy Jones (music), Thriller, performed by Michael Jackson (featuring Vincent Price), Epic Records:
- 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.
- (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.
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Verb
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.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of King to this entry?)
Etymology 2
From Middle English funke, fonke (“spark”), from Old English *funca, *fanca (“spark”), from Proto-Germanic *funkô, *fankô (“spark”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peng-, *(s)pheng- (“to shine”). Cognate with Middle Low German funke, fanke (“spark”), Middle Dutch vonke (“spark”), Old High German funcho, funko (“spark”), German Funke (“spark”). More at spunk.
Noun
funk (plural funks)
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Etymology 3
1743, Scottish and Northern English dialectal word, originally a verb meaning "to panic, fail due to panic". Perhaps from or cognate with obsolete Dutch fonck (“distress, agitation”), from Middle Dutch fonck (“perturbation, agitation”). More at flunk.
Noun
funk (countable and uncountable, plural funks)
- (countable) Mental depression.
- (uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly.
- 1899 March, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number MI, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part II:
- [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 […]
- Bob Cooney, Proud Journey
- As I left the platform, the atmosphere was tense but there was no sign of uneasiness or funk […]
- (countable) One who fears or panics; a coward.
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Verb
funk (third-person singular simple present funks, present participle funking, simple past and past participle funked)
- (transitive, intransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Charles Kingsley to this entry?)
- (transitive) To frighten; to cause to flinch.
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Danish
Etymology 1
From English funk. Attested since 1977.
Noun
funk c (singular definite funken, not used in plural form)
Declension
common gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | funk | funken |
genitive | funks | funkens |
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Etymology 2
See funke.
Verb
funk
References
- “funk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Portuguese
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: funk
Noun
funk m (uncountable)
- (Brazil, music) funk (a genre of popular music derived from soul music)
- (Brazil, music) funk carioca (Brazilian music genre derived from Miami bass)
Noun
funk m (plural s)
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Spanish
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Noun
funk m (uncountable)
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