hidey-hole

American

[hahy-dee-hohl] / ˈhaɪ diˌhoʊl /

noun

Informal.

a nook or cranny used as a hiding place.

Etymology

Origin of hidey-hole

First recorded in 1810–20; hide ¹ + -ey ² + hole

Example Sentences

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Every flat surface and hidey-hole of this bridge is stuffed and stippled with nests.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024

However, over time, that designated email account can become so well-used that it stops being a hidey-hole for spam and becomes another account that offers advertisers and others a source for information to aggregate.

From The Verge • Aug. 6, 2021

Spicer made a modest attempt to rejoin public life with the publication of the book he wrote that nobody wanted in 2018, only to be slapped back into his hidey-hole.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2019

Option 2: If the pawn on g7 captures the queen, then the king’s hidey-hole has been ripped open, and the rook on f5 delivers mate on f7.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2016

He scrambled to a hidey-hole beneath his owner’s cabin.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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