funked
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of funked
1890–95; funk punk (noun) ( Middle English fonk; cognate with Dutch vonk, German Funke ) + -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Bunked it back to Paris, I expect, sir, and made for her hole like any other fox.
From Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories by Hanshew, Thomas W.
Bunked back in his 'ole like somebody had 'give him the hook,' and cleared the blessed stage before the eggs began to fly.
From Cleek: the Man of the Forty Faces by Hanshew, Thomas W.
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