funked
[ fuhngkt ]
adjectiveSouthern U.S. (chiefly Kentucky).(of tobacco)
rotten; moldy.
Origin of funked
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How to use funked in a sentence
Some of my green men had funked just at the crucial moment, and I had all but shot one.
Four Days | Hetty Hemenway"No, I had a chance and I—funked it," said Harry, slow in speech and slow in smile.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony HopeHe said that he really “funked” going aloft, for it made his head swim when he looked down.
On Board the Esmeralda | John Conroy HutchesonWhen you funked becoming a Beethoven, I got a dog and called him after you.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes | Israel ZangwillOne would think I was eighty; Ive never funked a horse yet, and Im not going to begin now.
Mrs. Craddock | W. Somerset Maugham
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