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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
  • Lawyers offered free legal consultations to immigrants throughout the convention and the organization provided a food pantry at the end of the event.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
  • With a conflict in the Middle East creating more price pressures, the cost of filling refrigerators, freezers and pantries has made affordability a central issue in the fall midterm elections.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of pantry
Noun
  • God help us all if some idiot, some moron, ever put you in charge.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
  • Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of moron
Noun
  • An adjacent staircase is packed with drawers and cupboards, helping increase the amount of useful storage.
    — Adam Williams July 23, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
  • With that, the pitching cupboards passed the point of being bare a month ago, and there's hardly anywhere left to turn for starter help.
    — John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 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
  • Leandro Trossard’s Cruyff turns and dummies did that for Arsenal fans, as did Jesus’ mazy runs that transformed the side before his knee injury playing for Brazil at the 2022 World Cup.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • Dickson also shared pictures of potential dummies, including one in light gray.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 July 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
  • My high-octane mutt was leaping around the patio table and barking excitedly while my neighbors huddled together over their steaks.
    — Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • The cannister featured an image of an angry mutt with saliva dripping from its jaws.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Definition of mutt
Noun
  • This fight carries immense stakes, with the loser potentially facing a significant setback in their career.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • From there on out, every story beat will be familiar to anyone who’s ever seen a come-from-behind underdog loser redemption movie.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026
Definition of loser

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