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a locked drawer for the lie that you'll read the manual someday.
means a small compartment in a car's dashboard meant for gloves but used for everything except gloves.
from named in the early 1900s when open-top cars actually required driving gloves, and the compartment held them between drives; cars got enclosed, gloves became optional, the name stuck to a box now full of napkins and expired insurance cards.
original purposestored driving gloves and goggles, pre-windshield era
legal requirementmany countries mandate it hold registration and proof of insurance
average contentsstudies show manuals rarely leave the box unread
size ironyrarely fits an actual pair of gloves anymore
for instance
tesla model s — has no physical glovebox latch, opens only by touchscreen or app
rolls royce phantom — veneered drawer marketed as a bespoke wood cabinet
dmv registration card — lives there permanently in nearly every american car