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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
  • This annual tradition provides live performances and holiday cheer while promoting donations to community food pantries.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Wiping cloths stored around the kitchen, dry pantry, prep tables, etc.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 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
  • Revitalift products have been in my mom’s bathroom cupboard for some time.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The front cupboard hatch door, meanwhile, folds down to access the interior and create another surface for work and storage.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 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
  • Probably a line of garden implements for gardening for dummies like me.
    — Maria Bamford, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
  • New Zealand moved ahead after flyhalf Hannah King's dummy and break sent over Leti-I'iga.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 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 selling in recent days, however, has intensified on worries about the AI trade, making the likes of Micron among our biggest losers week-to-date and defensives such as Cardinal Health among our biggest weekly winners.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Progress in the competition awaits the winner, exit for the loser.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of loser

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“Cuddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuddy. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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