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cuddies 1 of 2

noun (1)

plural of cuddy
as in pantries
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)

plural of cuddy, British dialect
as in idiots
a stupid person the pub seemed to be the favorite haunt of every cuddy in the village

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  1. pantries
  2. idiots
  3. cupboards
  4. morons
  5. lunatics
Noun
  • The Community FoodBank of New Jersey has collected reusable bags since 2022 for neighbors who visit their food pantries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The food bank last year opened five new school pantries, including Comstock's, to make a total of 48 across seven counties.
    — Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of pantries
Noun
  • Eleven gullible idiots were talked into acquitting because of an imaginary female ailment.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • And then there’s the culture of the scientists, and these idiots can’t read Dickens.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of idiots
Noun
  • Still, paring down can declutter cupboards and lead to a smaller collection that'll actually get used.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Cole recalled how, at the close of those early shows, the drawings were removed from their frames and returned to Auckland, to be put back in their cupboards.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of cupboards
Noun
  • There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.
    — McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of morons
Noun
  • Republicans see an opportunity here, portraying progressive and socialist Democrats as lunatics and communists.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • While sane Americans were celebrating the MLB All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, the lunatics in Portland, Oregon were cheering along as two men made out on a baseball field during a 'Heated Rivalry' theme night.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of lunatics
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“Cuddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuddies. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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