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glovey en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡlʌvi/

Etymology

From glove + -y.

Meanings

1. (slang) A glove compartment.
   • This was a 'marked' police car. All state-of-the-art technology: the big number on the top for helicopter recognition during 'riot situations'; the regulation police-issue revolver, that they always swear blind they never carry, in its usual clip beneath the glovey, the speed trap monitor thingy; and an unholy host of computer-assisted in-car crime-busting paraphernalia. 1994, Robert Rankin, Raiders of the Lost Car Park, page 53:
   • The Lid Stoker was a pipe made out of an elk horn and capable of holding an entire ounce of pot. […] It hadn't been used for months and Gary had no idea it was in the glovey. 2015, Neil D. Martin, This Ain't the Ritz, page 97:

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