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funk hole

funk hole noun: a concealed place where one can hide in safety, especially during a war; a dugout.

Noun

funk hole (plural funk holes)

  1. (slang) A concealed place where one can hide in safety, especially during a war; a dugout.
    • Major Whittlesey came out of his funk hole, and went among the men, spreading the cheering words.1919, Americans Defending Democracy: Our Soldiers' Own Stories, World's War Stories Inc., p332 from the Story of the Lost Battalion
    • The cellar was comfortably furnished as it had apparently been used as a funk-hole before, and by people of more importance than its present occupants.1929, Frederic Manning, The Middle Parts of Fortune, Vintage, published 2014, page 237

Forms of funk hole

pluralfunk holes

Questions about funk hole

What does funk hole mean?
Funk hole means a concealed place where one can hide in safety, especially during a war; a dugout.
What part of speech is funk hole?
Funk hole is a noun.
What is the plural of funk hole?
The plural of funk hole is funk holes.

Words near funk hole in the dictionary

  1. funjee
  2. funji
  3. Funjistan
  4. funk
  5. funk art
  6. funk hole
  7. funk holes
  8. funk metal
  9. funk money
  10. funk out
  11. funk rock

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