Meaning

(countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
2. (uncountable, music) 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.
3. (intransitive) To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
4. (transitive) To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
5. (intransitive) To perform funk music.
6. (euphemistic, slang) Fuck (the taboo swear word).
7. (obsolete) Touchwood, punk, tinder.
8. (countable) Mental depression.

Example Sentences

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.

He funks Basketia and her son to death

Funking a cobbler – that is, blowing smoke into his stall; smoking cigars at divans and club houses; […]

From the earliest part of this decade when he funked in relative obscurity to his days as a superstar with the release of his Batman soundtrack last summer, I could almost always count on Prince.

Funk this!

Snow bunny, I pledge to funk you baby / You sexy lady, my only temptation […] Oh, I just want to funk you

Look, glittery tacos have their place. A date, business lunch, night out with besties, etc. But otherwise, paying almost 20 bucks for pizzazz between a few tortillas in Huntsville, funk that.

I've been in a funk lately, I fell into a funk, I slipped into a funk, I was stuck in a funk

Word Forms

• funks
• funking
• funked
• vaunk

Synonyms for funk

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When Should You Use Funk?

Use funk when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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