Funk
verbfəŋk
Noun
a state of nervous depression
“he was in a funk”
Type of:DepressionUnited 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)
an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar
Type of:Jazz
Verb
draw back, as with fear or pain
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