Funk Hole (Noun)
Meaning
Dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- When he didn't get the job he crawled into his funk hole, a cramped but cozy spot in his basement apartment.
- His favorite funk hole was the old cabin by the lake where he spent hours brooding after his divorce.
- The dorm room became her funk hole, a place to retreat when exam stress and homesickness overwhelmed her.
- During his periods of depression, he would lock himself in his funk hole, a cluttered but comfortable attic above his parents' garage.
- Her childhood treehouse had served as a funk hole, a secluded spot where she could escape her squabbling siblings and the pressures of school.