hidey-hole

[hahy-dee-hohl]

noun

Informal.

1. a nook or cranny used as a hiding hide hiding place.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hidey-hole¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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Meanwhile, the experience had elicited some evocative prose from the note-taking author, such as this description of a splendid Antarctic sunset: “There was about it something so otherly and beyond that you wondered if you were really supposed to be here. It seemed almost as if we had trespassed into some hidey-hole where the gods go to drain their rainbows.”

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“For this first record, I’ll play Miss Alt-Pop Star and I’ll parade myself around and do photo shoots and whatnot, and then I’ll end up like Enya or Joanna Newsom, where I come out of my little hidey-hole every five years to drop an album,” she said.

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She crouched in the hidey-hole, wrapping strong, warm arms around Ophie, pulling her near and squeezing her hard.

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Standing outside of the hidey-hole, looking down like he always did when he came to fetch her for supper, was Daddy, a sad smile on his face.

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