blue funk

2 definitions found

blue funk - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Funk \Funk\ (f[u^][ng]k), n. [OE. funke a little fire; akin to
     Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth.
     f[=o]n fire.]
     1. An offensive smell; a stench. [Low]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. a state of fear.
        [PJC]
  
     4. a mildly depressed state of mind; -- often used in the
        phrase blue funk.
        [PJC]

blue funk - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  blue funk
      n 1: a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk" [syn:
           funk, blue funk]