Glovey

//ˈɡlʌvi// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A glove compartment. slang

    "This was a 'marked' police car. All state-of-the-art technology: the big number on the top for helicopter recognition during 'riot situations'; the regulation police-issue revolver, that they always swear blind they never carry, in its usual clip beneath the glovey, the speed trap monitor thingy; and an unholy host of computer-assisted in-car crime-busting paraphernalia."

Synonyms

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glove compartment

Example

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"This was a 'marked' police car. All state-of-the-art technology: the big number on the top for helicopter recognition during 'riot situations'; the regulation police-issue revolver, that they always swear blind they never carry, in its usual clip beneath the glovey, the speed trap monitor thingy; and an unholy host of computer-assisted in-car crime-busting paraphernalia."

Etymology

From glove + -y.

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