Definition of funk Funk
/fʌˈŋk/ - [fungk] - funk
We found 23 definitions of funk from 8 different sources.
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What does funk mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: funks |
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| funk - an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar | ||
| jazz a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands | ||
| funk - United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967) | ||
| Casimir Funk | ||
| funk - a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk" | ||
| blue funk | ||
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Wiktionary 
- funk (Noun)
spark. - funk (Noun)
touchwood, punk, tinder. - funk (Noun)
mental depression. - funk (Noun)
A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly. - funk (Noun)
Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour. - funk (Noun)
Music that combines traditional forms of black music as blues, gospel, or soul and is characterized by a strong backbeat. - funk (Verb)
To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear. - funk (Verb)
To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- funk (n.)
An offensive smell; a stench. - funk (v. t.)
To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. - funk (v. i.)
To emit an offensive smell; to stink. - funk (v. i.)
To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice. - funk (n.)
Alt. of Funking
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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funk
fungk, n. (coll.) abject terror or fright.—v.i. and v.t. to shrink through fear: to shirk.—adj. Funk′y -
funk
fungk, n. touchwood: a spark. [Cf. Dut. vonk.] -
funk
fungk, v.t. to stifle with smoke. [Ety. dub.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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funk
Touch-wood. Also nervousness, cowardice, or being frightened.--To funk. To blow the smoke of tobacco.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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funk
To smoke; figuratively, to smoke or stink through fear. I was in a cursed funk. To funk the cobler; a schoolboy's trick, performed with assafoettida and cotton, which are stuffed into a pipe: the cotton being lighted, and the bowl of the pipe covered with a coarse handkerchief, the smoke is blown out at the small end, through the crannies of a cobler's stall.
Wikipedia 
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Funk is a type of music from the United States that was developed the 1960s by African American musicians and singers such as James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, George Clinton, and The Meters. Funk music emphasizes the rhythm of the music. Funk music mixes Rhythm and Blues music with soul music. Funk music is dance music.
Funk uses many rhythm instruments, such as electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, and electric organ. Funk bands also have a horn section, which includes several saxophone players, a trumpet player, and in some bands, a trombone player.
Role of the electric bass.
In funk music, the electric bass has a more important role than in other styles of popular music. Many funk songs are based on a strong bass line (melody) played by the electric bass player. Well-known funk bass players include Bootsy Collins, Louis Johnson and Larry Graham of Sly & the Family Stone. Larry Graham invented a new style of electric bass playing called "slap bass technique." With this technique, the bass player slaps and plucks the strings to create a strong rhythm.
Late 1960s.
The United States singer and musician James Brown was one of the first funk musicians. James Brown recorded a song in 1967 called "Cold Sweat", which is considered the first funk song. Other musical groups copied the rhythms and musical style developed by James Brown and his band. A band called The Meters played funk music in New Orleans. The Meters had hit songs such as "Sophisticated Cissy" and "Cissy Strut"
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