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noun (1)

ˈkə-dē How to pronounce cuddy (audio)
Definition of cuddynext
as in pantry
a built-in space for storage behind a door kept his stash of liquor in a small cuddy by the dining room

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noun (2)

ˈku̇-dē How to pronounce cuddy (audio)
variants or cuddie
British dialect
as in idiot
a stupid person the pub seemed to be the favorite haunt of every cuddy in the village

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Recent Examples of cuddy
Noun
The Coast Guard's Terrel Horne interdicted a 25-foot cuddy cabin boat containing 18 Mexican nationals on board. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026 Saturday when the ship encountered a cuddy-cabin vessel moving at a high rate of speed, according to the Coast Guard. — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuddy
  1. pantry
  2. moron
  3. cupboard
  4. stupid
  5. dummy
  6. prat
  7. mutt
  8. loser
Noun
  • For example, when damage from Winter Storm Fern forced the campus to remain closed in January, the food pantry remained open.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The estate sale runs now through September 27 and includes select bath and body products, pantry staples, and limited-edition goods—some of which are marked down by as much as 60%.
    — Mina Dragani, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of pantry
Noun
  • The unlikely source is Enervate’s company stooge corporate strategist, Ken Davies (Tim Key), a moron by any measure.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
  • God help us all if some idiot, some moron, ever put you in charge.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
Definition of moron
Noun
  • The Kings’ cupboard was relatively bare but some recent savvy in the draft has helped restock the goaltending pipeline and beyond.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • By refusing to unload the cupboard for Da’Aaron Fox when the Kings were shopping him before the February 2025 trade deadline, the Heat retained the first-round inventory needed to make the Antetokounmpo trade.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cupboard
Noun
  • My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • Stine is paying tribute to one of his most terrifying characters — Slappy, the evil ventriloquist’s dummy who first made an appearance in the 1993 Goosebumps novel Night of the Living Dummy.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • All activities at this phase remain non-contact, meaning no contact with other players or objects, such as tackling dummies or sleds.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of dummy
Noun
  • There are big box store flash mobs, horses, prat falls and, of course, lots and lots of screaming.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • At times Javed’s insistence on reciting lyrics to other people becomes irritating (his girlfriend, a white anti-Thatcher campaigner who did not feature in the book, tells him off for being a prat).
    — J.T., The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
Definition of prat
Noun
  • But when the mutt chases a fox into the wilderness and doesn't return, Fielding and his father launch a massive search to recover him, growing closer together as a result.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Antonio Nowden, a neighbor who lives at the Kelly Road house, said April 1 that the dog in question, a mutt with brown fur and a white spot on its chest, is not his.
    — Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of mutt
Noun
  • The winner will emerge feeling optimistic about its chances of making a run in the Big 12, while the loser may need to recalibrate expectations for the rest of the season.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Olivia Miles scored 20 points to lead Minnesota, losers of three straight.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of loser

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“Cuddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuddy. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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