n. 25B6; noun journalistic pigeonholes : CATEGORY, categorization, class, classification, group, grouping, designation, slot.
25B6; verb
they were pigeonholed as an indie guitar band : CATEGORIZE, compartmentalize, classify, characterize, label, brand, tag, designate.
the plan was pigeonholed last year : POSTPONE, put off, put back, defer, shelve, hold over, put to one side, put on ice, mothball, put in cold storage; N. Amer. table; informal put on the back burner.