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

Previosly voted Wales' favourite word, Cwtch means hug or cuddle - however it's second meaning is a cubbyhole or cupboard; a small space in which to store things safely.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024

As Kumar planted himself in his cubbyhole, Madhu, a volunteer who addressed him as “boss,” called for advice on whether a village temple should install surveillance cameras.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022

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

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2022

The team didn’t even have an office, so Thorrington worked from a borrowed cubbyhole on the third floor of a building in West Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2019

Mr. Kempsey's cubbyhole has a leather chair, an Anglepoise reading lamp like my dad's, and a picture of Jesus holding a lantern by an ivy door.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell