cubbyhole

[ kuhb-ee-hohl ]

noun

1. pigeonhole.
2. a small, snug place.

cubbyhole

/ ˈkʌbɪˌhəʊl /

noun

1. a small enclosed space or room
2. any small compartment, such as a pigeonhole

Word History and Origins

Origin of cubbyhole¹

First recorded in 1835–45; cubby + hole

Word History and Origins

Origin of cubbyhole¹

C19: from dialect cub cattle pen; see cove ¹

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

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

The Lesbian and Bisexual Backgammon League — known as L.B.B.L. for short — formed in 2017 after Ellen Swieskowski, 35, the founder of the gallery-guide app See Saw, struck up a conversation with Hester Hodde, 36, an interior designer, at the West Village lesbian bar Cubbyhole.

From New York Times

She sat up, and that motion made the light in her little cubbyhole room come on.

From Literature

“I don’t begrudge anyone retiring,” longtime regular Daniel Eiben said Sept. 15, poking his head into Yoshimura’s cluttered cubbyhole of an office on the store’s penultimate day in business.

From Seattle Times