a state of nervous depression; he was in a funk
[ Syn: blue funk ]
United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin for the chemicals involved (1884-1967)
[ Syn: funk , casimir funk ]
an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar