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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
  • Another endearing dining feature at the property is its honesty pantry containing drinks and snacks to go and a coffee station for early risers—guests can feel free to pad about any time of day or night.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • There's also lots of other storage, including multiple cabinets, drawers, and a pull-out pantry.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • So when the 21-year-old finally made good on her promise to give Baylee an adventure of her own, the younger sister was ready with a dummy tucked into bed and a getaway outfit consisting of pajamas.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 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 biggest losers right now are truckload carriers, especially small firms or owner-operators.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The losers would include the families of passengers who were uninsured, those of trespassers who were careless (or suicidal), and, equally tragically, those of unfortunate railway employees killed in the course of their employment.
    — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of loser

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