cubbyhole /ˈkʌbiˌhoʊl/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •A small, snug room which may be used as a place of privacy, or a safe place for children •A small compartment; a pigeonhole •A glove compartment verb1 •To restrict, limit or narrowly define; to pigeonhole.A true Renaissance man, Walcott has consistently resisted being cubbyholed. He has rejected neither his Caribbean heritage nor his British education. — 1994 formscubbyholed · cubbyholing · cubbyholes