cubby
Americannoun
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cubbies
plural
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a cubbyhole.
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any of a group of small boxlike enclosures or compartments, open at the front, in which children can keep their belongings, as at a nursery school.
noun
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My suitcase was stored in an open cubby between pods, but complimentary lockers are also available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
“I walked into the team room and there was Starbucks in my cubby, gifts, and they sang me happy birthday,” the Santa Margarita senior said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
She rushes to put her lunch away while I store her backpack in the classroom cubby.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023
Welch invested in cubby systems from Crate and Kids.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
Somkit drew back the curtain of one of the cubby rooms.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
"All of that was always full of keys," he recalled, showing the small wooden cubbies where they used to be kept.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The herbs themselves are stored in what looks like a relic from a university office: a honeycomb of wooden cubbies, each one just big enough to hold about a dozen packets.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025
Though the Kraken’s new coach received a jersey between Eberle’s and Larsson’s cubbies, other lockers sat unoccupied, with temporary name plates simply stating “KRAKEN.”
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
Eventually, cubbies on wheels were rolled up to hold people’s phones, further constricting the already jammed corridors.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023
He wrote the names into a ledger and grabbed three keys from a row of cubbies on the wall behind him.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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