Definition

Noun: A place of refuge or safe retreat, especially one used to escape from danger, difficult duties, or an unpleasant situation. The term often implies a hiding place used to avoid something one fears or finds disagreeable.

Usage

The term "funk hole" is used to describe a physical or metaphorical place where one goes to hide or seek safety. It is a somewhat informal and dated term. - It typically functions as the object of a preposition (e.g., in a funk hole, into his funk hole) or as a direct object (e.g., find a funk hole).

Examples

• During the air raid, the old cellar served as a perfect funk hole for the family.
• Whenever office politics became too intense, he would retreat to his study, his personal funk hole.
• The soldiers improved their funk hole with sandbags and a roof of corrugated iron.

Advanced Usage

• Metaphorical Use: The term is often used metaphorically to describe any safe retreat from stress or responsibility.
  • After the stressful meeting, she sought solace in her garden, her favorite funk hole.

Variants and Related Words

• Dugout: A trench or pit dug out for shelter, especially in warfare. This is a more common and specific synonym for a physical funk hole.
• Bolt-hole: A more modern synonym meaning a place of escape or refuge.
• Hideaway: A place where one can go to hide or be private.
• Sanctuary: A place of refuge or safety.

Synonyms

• Refuge
• Hideout
• Shelter
• Retreat
• Haven

Related Idioms

• To be in a funk: To be in a state of depression or fear. This idiom shares the root "funk" (meaning panic or fear) with "funk hole," explaining the origin of the term. A "funk hole" is literally a hole to hide in when one is .
  • He's been in a funk all week, barely leaving his funk hole of an apartment.

Noun

1. dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk)