hid·ey-hole
| \ ˈhī-dē-ˌhōl
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variants:
or less commonly hidy-hole
Definition of hidey-hole
informal
: an area or space used as a hiding place
Payday in Iraq means taking home a wodge of notes from your boss and shoving it under your bed or into some hidey-hole before finding time to visit your local bank to make a deposit. — The Economist
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“Hidey-hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hidey-hole. Accessed 8 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of hidey-hole was in 1817
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