"blue funk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue funks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blue funk (plural blue funks)
  1. (colloquial) A state of nervous depression. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: blue fit
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Inflected forms

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