Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

funk hole

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: funk -hole
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A concealed place where one can hide in safety, especially during a war; a dugout.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Major Whittlesey came out of his funk hole, and went among the men, spreading the cheering words."
"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."
"If you could reach your funk-hole, and crouch in it, there was a fair chance of your coming out of it alive next day to run the gauntlet of the Bapaume Road again."
"All along the trench men were crawling out of funk holes."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

funk holes (plural)

Questions

What does funk hole mean?: A concealed place where one can hide in safety, especially during a war; a dugout.

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