cubbyhole
pronunciation
How to pronounce cubbyhole in British English:
UK [ˈkʌbihəʊl]
How to pronounce cubbyhole in American English:
US [ˈkʌbihoʊl]
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- Noun:
- a small compartment
- a small secluded room
Word Origin
- cubbyhole
- cubbyhole: see cove
- cubbyhole (n.)
- 1825, the first element possibly from a diminutive of cub "stall, pen, cattle shed, coop, hutch" (1540s), a dialect word with apparent cognates in Low German (such as East Frisian kubbing, Dutch kub). Or related to cuddy "small room, cupboard" (1793), originally "small cabin in a boat" (1650s), from Dutch kajuit, from French cahute. Or perhaps simply a children's made-up word.
Example
- 1. He was given a miserable little cubbyhole .
- 2. My office is a cubbyhole in the basement .
- 3. My bedroom is really just a cubbyhole .
- 4. Each cubbyhole is one of many , many such holes all lined up .