funk hole
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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
- dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk)