cubbyhole

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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 • Jul. 18, 2024

She was one of just two women on Brzezinski’s staff and occupied a windowless cubbyhole in the West Wing, but Dr. Albright relished her proximity to power.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2022

And when you sneeze in one cubbyhole, a stranger in another calls out, “Bless you.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2022

Open tennis tournament for a cubbyhole in what used to be a wet bar in her Brentwood home.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2020

That might make his little cubbyhole more comfy, though I certainly wouldn’t like to sleep there.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank