funked
funked is the simple past and past participle of funk.
Meaning of funk
Verb (1)
funk (third-person singular simple present funks, present participle funking, simple past and past participle funked)
- To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
- To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
- He funks Basketia and her son to deathc. 1709, William King, The Furmentary
- To perform funk music.
- 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.1989 December 17, Christopher Wittke, “On The Edge In The '80s”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 23, page 9
- Fuck (the taboo swear word).
- Funk this!
Verb (2)
funk (third-person singular simple present funks, present participle funking, simple past and past participle funked)
- To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.
- He'll have funked it, when he comes to the edge, and sees nothing but mist below1857, Charles Kingsley, “(please specify the page)”, in Two Years Ago, volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC
- To frighten; to cause to flinch.
Phrases with funked
Questions about funked
- What is funked the simple past and past participle of?
- Funked is the simple past and past participle of funk.
Words near funked in the dictionary
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