funk vs smell

funk

verb
  • To emit an offensive smell; to stink. 

  • To frighten; to cause to flinch. 

  • To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear. 

  • To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. 

noun
  • A style of music derived from 1960s soul music, with elements of rock and other styles, characterized by a prominent bass guitar, dance-friendly sound, a strong emphasis on the downbeat, and much syncopation. 

  • Foul or unpleasant smell, especially body odor. 

  • A state of fear or panic, especially cowardly. 

  • One who fears or panics; a coward. 

  • Mental depression. 

smell

verb
  • To smell bad; to stink. 

  • To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour. 

  • To detect or perceive; often with out. 

  • Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad. 

  • To sense a smell or smells. 

  • To smell of; to have a smell of 

noun
  • A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate. 

  • A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance. 

  • The sense that detects odours. 

How often have the words funk and smell occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )