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Dunked vs Funked - What's the difference?

dunked | funked |

As verbs the difference between dunked and funked

is that dunked is (dunk) while funked is (funk).

dunked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dunk)

    • dunk

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To submerge briefly in a liquid.
    • I like to dunk my donut in my coffee.
  • To set down carelessly.
    • Parents shouldn't just dunk their kids in front of the TV.
  • (ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
    • The center spun quickly and dunked the ball with authority.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of dunking, particularly in basketball.
    • The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.

    Related terms

    * dunk tank * reverse dunk * slam dunk * thunderdunk

    See also

    * alley oop * jam * slam ----

    funked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (funk)

    • funk

    English

    (wikipedia funk)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) funke, . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) spark
  • (obsolete) touchwood, punk, tinder

    • Etymology 2

    1743, Scottish and Northern English dialectal word, originally a verb meaning "to panic, fail due to panic". Perhaps from or cognate with obsolete (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

  • (countable) mental depression
  • (uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly
  • * Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
    • [The helmsman] steered with no end of a swagger while you were by; but if he lost sight of you, he became instantly the prey of an abject funk

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear

    • Etymology 3

    1620, from (etyl) dialectal (Norman) funquer, . More at (l).

    Noun

  • (countable) Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odour.
  • (rft-sense) (uncountable) Music that combines traditional forms of black music (as blues, gospel, or soul) and is characterized by a strong backbeat.
    • Derived terms
    * electrofunk * funky

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
  • To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
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