as in stench
a strong unpleasant smell
the overpowering funk of rotten meat emanated from the garbage bin
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as in coward
a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
he may be a strong, athletic guy, but he's a real funk when it comes to donating blood
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Recent Examples of funk
Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Mainland media spoke about this potential pivot in several articles, though Mainland investors' behavior appears to be stuck in a funk.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
But every now and then, Holmes likes to funk with the jeans-and-a-90s-shirt formula.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2023
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Noun
The slight funk of the blue cheese is balanced by the sweetness and tang of the figs.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Mainland media spoke about this potential pivot in several articles, though Mainland investors' behavior appears to be stuck in a funk.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
Since as early on as his second album, the underrated 2015 collection The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, Clark has embraced everything from fuzzy rock to funk to Prince-ly psychedelia.
—Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
But every now and then, Holmes likes to funk with the jeans-and-a-90s-shirt formula.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2023
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Walking through doorways sometimes required him to duck.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Reacher dives deep into an undercover ring by securing a job inside the operation though the stakes are high as he’s seen ducking from gunfire, explosions and no shortage of bad guys.Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
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When Russia targets other European neighbors, though, the West resorts to its own euphemisms to avoid directly acknowledging what Putin is doing.Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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Remember to keep a thorough record of your communication in writing to avoid any misunderstandings.Christopher Elliott The Travel Troubleshooter, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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Back then, my family threatened to shun and kick me out, but at the same time I was told everyone had my best interests in mind.Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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As the country music community shunned the group, their album and tour sales were decimated.Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
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So what is the Warriors' appetite to shake things up this season?Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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But the potential for shaking things up would be there every day.Mike Sando, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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For the most part, the primary loop is to find enemy officials, dodge or parry their attacks, and slowly chip away at their stance meter (essentially a gauge of their defensive stamina) to leave them vulnerable to a strong attack.Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps your manager lacks expertise in critical areas, dodges accountability, or communicates in a way that feels dismissive or unclear.Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Creating Designated Quiet Zones Allocating specific areas as quiet zones helps employees escape overstimulation and focus on their tasks in peace.Shaun Arora, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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In the film, Brody plays a Jewish Hungarian architect who escapes the Holocaust and attempts to forge a new life in America, which soon involves working for an extremely wealthy industrialist (Pearce) to build a massive community center in the middle of Pennsylvania.Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Funk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funk. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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