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funk hole
· noun · military
A dugout or shelter used to take cover from incoming fire.
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British Army term from the trenches of WWI — a small dugout or hole scraped into the side of a trench where you'd hunker down when the shells started landing. 'Funk' meant fear or cowardice, so the name carried a bit of a sneer. Later stretched to cover any cushy posting where someone was hiding from real service.
“He spent the whole barrage curled up in his funk hole.”
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funk hole In A Sentence
He spent the whole barrage curled up in his funk hole.
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What does "funk hole" mean?
A funk hole is a dugout or shelter used to take cover from incoming fire.
How do you use "funk hole" in a sentence?
"They dived into the funk hole as the shelling started."
Where does "funk hole" come from?
It's military slang, drawing on "funk" as an old term for fear, describing a shelter you duck into when under fire.
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