what does "funk" mean?

1）Funk is a style of dance music based on jazz and blues, with a strong, repeated bass part.

2）Funk may also mean： a state of cowardly fright; a panic；a state of severe depression；a cowardly, fearful person. It can also be used as a verb and means "to be afraid of"。

字典上的解释：
funk：1.[过时]惊恐;畏缩,怯懦
2.[过时]因害怕或缺乏意志而退缩/逃避
3.[现代流行的,尤用于跳舞的](乡土)爵士音乐
4.[美]使鲜亮生色,使活泼激烈

funk这个字就英文字面上来解释是指具有感情和韵律的音乐,它最早起源於60年代,是一种由黑人创作出来的流行音乐