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pigeonhole

noun verb

A small compartment

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
IG
Scrabble score
16
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. A small compartment

noun

  1. A specific (often simplistic) category

verb

  1. Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype

    “I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European”

verb

  1. Place into a small compartment

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I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European

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