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cubicle

A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.

Most libraries provide cubicles for quiet study.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.

I sit in a cubicle and I update bank software for the 2000 switch.
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  • “I hate when I get in the elevator at work and it smells like cigarettes. I only want to deal with that smell while walking around Las Vegas hotels. Not when I’m tethered to a cubicle and sneaking out for a quick break.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Go back to your cubicle,corporate whore”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I need to go to the restroom but people are lined up outside my cubicle waiting for Taco Tuesday to start. If I get up someone will sit in my chair.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “shy gal typing away in her office cubicle oh and she's also 11 feet tall and fat and bulky and does anyone hear something about to break”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “We can pat ourselves on the back for being 'open-minded' while sitting in the same cubicle or on the same couch every single day, or we can actually be open-minded enough to step outside that comfort zone. Real life isn't diverse; it's messy and requires effort.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(UK, AU) A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use.

Most libraries provide cubicles for quiet study.
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  • “not sure if any of my coworkers are even planning to show up. also last time nobody was in the office for a while there was a gigantic fucking cockroach in my cubicle. place your bets now”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Not long after, the cubicle beside me clears and the man behind me in the queue goes in. He is audibly pissing at a great height with much vigour. I roll my eyes in irritation and jealousy and, without irony, think “Alright mate, no need to show off, it’s not a pissing contest””

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Trans people are no threat to cis women. I mean rape is basically decriminalised in the UK right now due to underfunding and lack of political attention, that's the sort of thing I care about more as a cis woman, not what bits the person in the next cubicle has/started with.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It's kind of related to something that came up on here the other day, in that the basic 90s cubicle job depicted in Office Space or The Matrix as making people feel trapped is itself almost aspirational now given poor wage growth, little job security etc.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Cubicle neighbor is always going through it. Like damn girl but keep it down plz”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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