- funk hole
- noundugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk)
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noun1. : dugout 22. : a place of safe retreatfunk holes on the bridge and below decks plated with armor — Hanson W. Baldwin
joined a volunteer corps as a funk hole to evade real military service — Times Hist. of the War
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funk hole,1. a rough shelter dug in the ground for protection against the enemy's fire; dugout.2. Informal. a safe situation for a person shirking military duty.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.