Funked vs Gunked - What's the difference?
funked | gunked |
(funk)
(countable) mental depression
(uncountable) A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly
* Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
(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.
To emit an offensive smell; to stink.
To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke.
(gunk)
(uncountable, informal) dirt or grime; any vague or unknown substance
(uncountable) A subculture of 21st century American males, combining elements of modern gothic culture with punk rock.
(countable) A member of the gunk subculture.
As verbs the difference between funked and gunked
is that funked is (funk) while gunked is (gunk).funked
English
Verb
(head)funk
English
(wikipedia funk)Etymology 1
From (etyl) funke, . More at (l).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
- [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
Etymology 3
1620, from (etyl) dialectal (Norman) funquer, . More at (l).Noun
Derived terms
* electrofunk * funkyVerb
(en verb)- (King)
gunked
English
Verb
(head)gunk
English
Noun
- I washed all the gunk off the light fixture, and found that it was white, not brown.
