funked; funking; funks
: to become frightened and shrink back
1
a
: a state of paralyzing fear
b
: a depressed state of mind
3
: slump sense 1
an economic funk
the team went into a funk
1
: music that combines elements of rhythm and blues and soul music and that is characterized by a percussive vocal style, static harmonies, and a strong bass line with heavy downbeats
2
: the quality or state of being funky
jeans … have lost much of their funk—Tom Wolfe
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