glovey

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English

Etymology

From glove +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

Noun

glovey (plural gloveys)

  1. (slang) A glove compartment.
    • 1994, Robert Rankin, Raiders of the Lost Car Park, page 53:
      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.
    • 2015, Neil D. Martin, This Ain't the Ritz, page 97:
      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.