Cubbyhole
/ˈkʌbiˌhoʊl/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small, snug room which may be used as a place of privacy and safety by children
- 2 a small secluded room wordnet
- 3 A small compartment; a pigeonhole
- 4 a small compartment wordnet
- 5 A glove compartment
Verb
- 1 To restrict, limit or narrowly define; to pigeonhole.
"Rivera: The world has changed. It is no longer cubbyholed. I do not think — Friendly: What do you mean cubbyholed? Rivera: I do not think the definition of journalist is as narrowly construed these days as perhaps it was once."
Example
More examples""Have you got an extension lead?" "Yeah, in the cubbyhole, but I need it for hoovering.""
Etymology
From cubby + hole.