cubbyhole

American  

[kuhb-ee-hohl] / ˈkʌb iˌhoʊl /

noun

1. pigeonhole.

2. a small, snug place.

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cubbyhole British  

/ ˈkʌbɪˌhəʊl /

noun

1. a small enclosed space or room

2. any small compartment, such as a pigeonhole

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Etymology

Origin of cubbyhole

First recorded in 1835–45; cubby + hole

Example Sentences

They were looking for the source of a leak in the roof, but tucked inside a cubbyhole were the "skeletal remains", Mr Glady said.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

And when you sneeze in one cubbyhole, a stranger in another calls out, “Bless you.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2022

They traveled in the same direction from the Oval Office to their offices in the northwest corner of the White House, which shared a cubbyhole bathroom.

From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2020

Or merely find your little cubbyhole in the cosmos.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2019

He peered up at me for the first time since we’d walked into his cubbyhole office.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes