cubbyhole

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  1. noun A snug or cramped space or room.
  2. noun A small compartment.
  3. noun A category, especially an overly restrictive one.

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  • As I approached my second-floor cubbyhole, Vince Masuoka came down the hall from the opposite direction. —  DearlyDevotedDexter
  • He walked to Papa Smurf's cubbyhole, retrieved the Shox Ride 2s, turned them over, and inspected the soles the way a palm reader might look at lifelines. —  AHMM,Jan-Feb2006
  • She works for me I headed for my cubbyhole office with the package of Meyerpresent cakes for Lou Canton. —  Dancing in the Dark
  • And also, that little cubbyhole was a logical place for a prisoner like me Govern licked salt water off his lips. —  158 - Five Fathoms Dead
  • In the morning using the tiny sink in the cubbyhole-toilet she managed to wash the child, including his hair. —  The Gravedigger’s Daughter
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  1. From cub, pen, hutch (perhaps from Flemish cubbe, from Middle Flemish) + hole.
 

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/ˈkəbɪhoʊl/
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