- cowering fear; state of great fright or terror.
- a dejected mood: He's been in a funk ever since she walked out on him.
- to shrink from; try to shirk: We can only say that the government has funked its responsibility.
- to shrink or quail in fear: He funked at nothing, and could lick every boy in the neighborhood.
- music having a funky quality: Let's set aside our music exercises for now and get down to some real funk.
- a strong, earthy smell; stench: That is some serious funk coming from the compost pile.
- the state or quality of being funky.
- U.S. biochemist, born in Poland: discovered thiamine, the first vitamin isolated.
- a state of nervousness, fear, or depression (esp in the phrase in a funk)
- a coward
- to flinch from (responsibility) through fear
- to make afraid
- a strong foul odour
- a type of polyrhythmic Black dance music with heavy syncopation
- Casimir (ˈkæzɪˌmɪə). 1884–1967, US biochemist, born in Poland: studied and named vitamins
