funked

[ fuhngkt ]

adjective

, Southern U.S. (chiefly Kentucky).

1. rotten; moldy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of funked¹

1890–95; funk punk (noun) ( Middle English fonk; cognate with Dutch vonk, German Funke ) + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Some of my green men had funked just at the crucial moment, and I had all but shot one.

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"No, I had a chance and I—funked it," said Harry, slow in speech and slow in smile.

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He said that he really “funked” going aloft, for it made his head swim when he looked down.

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When you funked becoming a Beethoven, I got a dog and called him after you.

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One would think I was eighty; Ive never funked a horse yet, and Im not going to begin now.

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