Funker

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who funks, or backs out of something due to cowardice.

    "You say a man's got no brain, when he's a fool: and no heart, when he's mean; and no stomach, when he's a funker. And when he's got none of that spunky wild bit of a man in him, you say he's got no balls."

  2. 2
    Bowdlerization of fucker. euphemistic, slang

    "That Funker should be in prison!"

Example

More examples

"You say a man's got no brain, when he's a fool: and no heart, when he's mean; and no stomach, when he's a funker. And when he's got none of that spunky wild bit of a man in him, you say he's got no balls."

Etymology

From funk + -er.

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