funk

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

funk [funk funks funked funking] noun, verb BrE [fʌŋk] NAmE [fʌŋk]
noun
1. uncountable a type of dance music with a strong rhythm, developed by African American musicians in the 1960s
2. (also ˌblue ˈfunk)singular (old-fashioned, informal)a state of fear or anxiety
3. countable, usually singular (NAmE)a strong unpleasant smell

Word Origin:
v. mid 18th cent. ↑funk ‘tobacco smoke’ Flemish fonck ‘disturbance, agitation’ n. early 17th cent. ‘musty smell’ French funkier ‘blow smoke on’ Latin fumus ‘smoke’
 
verb ~ sth (BrE, informal)
to avoid doing sth because you are afraid to or find it difficult
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. mid 18th cent. ↑funk ‘tobacco smoke’ Flemish fonck ‘disturbance, agitation’ n. early 17th cent. ‘musty smell’ French funkier ‘blow smoke on’ Latin fumus ‘smoke’
 
See also: ↑blue funk

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Funk, Casimir Funk, blue funk, flinch, squinch, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail