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Definition of "hidey-hole" [hidey-hole]

  • Informal A secluded or isolated place; a hideaway. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hidey-hole" in a sentence
  • "Because that's the flip side, Jack Christ, that's the hidey-hole where he keeps his secrets, and I have the key, because he gave me the key when he."
  • "The true troll has no such fantasy position, no high-rise hidey-hole of mock objectivity to snipe from; the troll is a grunt on the ground, running this way and that, chucking whatever wank grenade happens to be handy, through whatever doorway happens to be ajar."
  • "So maybe Our Goals are languishing quietly in the same dank hidey-hole wherein we have abandoned our Conscience, our Faith in Humanity, and our Work Ethic, but we're sure they will all get along JUST FINE TOGETHER."