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funk

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) funk (noun)
  2. 2) funk (verb)
  3. 3) funk (noun)
  4. 4) funk (noun)
  5. Funk (biographical name)
  6. Funk (biographical name)
  7. funk hole (noun)
  8. funk money (noun)
  9. dandy funk (noun)
  10. Peter Funk (noun)
  11. water funk (noun)

1funk

noun \ˈfəŋk\

Definition of FUNK

: a strong offensive smell

Origin of FUNK

probably ultimately from French dialect (Picard) funquer to give off smoke
First Known Use: 1623

Rhymes with FUNK

bunk, chunk, clunk, drunk, dunk, flunk, gunk, hunk, junk, monk, plunk, punk, skunk, spunk, sunk, thunk, trunk

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