blue funk

blue funk
Funk Funk (f[u^][ng]k), n. [OE. funke a little fire; akin to Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth. f[=o]n fire.] 1. An offensive smell; a stench. [Low] [1913 Webster]

2. One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

3. a state of fear. [PJC]

4. a mildly depressed state of mind; -- often used in the phrase {blue funk}. [PJC]


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