funk

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor.
2. (uncountable) A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
2. (transitive) To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
3. (intransitive) To perform funk music.
4. (euphemistic, slang) Fuck (the taboo swear word)

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.
2. (transitive) To frighten; to cause to flinch.

Sinonieme

coward

blue funk

quail

dread

scare

😨

dismay

fear

😨

stink

stench

shrink

fright

cringe

cowardice

wince

be afraid

consternation

flinch

wimp

show fear

frighten

panic

recoil

squinch

ding

daunt

blonde

ashes

dew

block

grata

giddiness

cow

🐮

apprehension

airplane

✈️

gauge

chicken

🐔

bash

charge

frailty

burrito

🌯

bar

gage

gangster

gash

appal

Ghana

🇬🇭

flower

🌸

grass

bud

fir

Vertalings

lâcheté

funk

τρόμος

peureux

😨

τρομάζω

lafaard

bangerd

lafhartigheid

funk

Gestank

funk

angsthaas

Funk

📻

faiblesse

codardia

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/fʌŋk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Frans: -

In summary

1620, from French dialectal (Norman) funquer, funquier (“to smoke, reek”), from Old Northern French fungier (“to smoke”), from Vulgar Latin fūmicāre, alteration of Latin fūmigāre (“to smoke, fumigate”). Related to French dialect funkière (“smoke”). More at fumigate.