cuddy

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noun (1)

cud·​dy ˈkə-dē 

plural cuddies

1

: a usually small cabin or shelter (as on a sailboat)

2

: a small room or cupboard

cuddy

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noun (2)

cud·​dy ˈku̇-dē  ˈkə- 

variants or cuddie

plural cuddies

1

dialectal British : donkey

2

dialectal British : blockhead

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• closet
• cupboard
• pantry
• press

Noun (2)

• airhead
• birdbrain
• blockhead
• bonehead
• bubblehead
• chowderhead
• chucklehead
• clodpoll
• clodpole
• clot [British]
• cluck
• clunk
• cretin
• deadhead
• dim bulb [slang]
• dimwit
• dip
• dodo
• dolt
• donkey
• doofus [slang]
• dope
• dork [slang]
• dullard
• dum-dum
• dumbbell
• dumbhead
• dummkopf
• dummy
• dunce
• dunderhead
• fathead
• gander
• golem
• goof
• goon
• half-wit
• hammerhead
• hardhead
• idiot
• ignoramus
• imbecile
• jackass
• know-nothing
• knucklehead
• lamebrain
• loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
• loon
• lump
• lunkhead
• meathead
• mome [archaic]
• moron
• mug [chiefly British]
• mutt
• natural
• nimrod [slang]
• nincompoop
• ninny
• ninnyhammer
• nit [chiefly British]
• nitwit
• noddy
• noodle
• numskull
• numbskull
• oaf
• pinhead
• prat [British]
• ratbag [chiefly Australian]
• saphead
• schlub [slang]
• shlub
• schnook [slang]
• simpleton
• stock
• stupe
• stupid
• thickhead
• turkey
• woodenhead
• yahoo
• yo-yo

Examples of cuddy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Wright’s boat, a 21-foot cuddy cabin, remains moored at dock, just like his fishing/mentoring ministry. —Jaimie Ding, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2022

Officials contacted people on the boat — described as a 30- to 35-foot-long cuddy cabin — and found 10 men and five women on board, according to a statement by the U.S. Border Patrol. —Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

origin unknown

Noun (2)

perhaps from Cuddy, nickname for Cuthbert

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

circa 1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1