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or cuddie
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
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
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
Noun
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The Warner Theatre hosts the distillery for VIP Room events and fundraisers, and A Tasteful Event, which benefits the FISH food pantry and shelter in Torrington, features food by local restaurants and vendors, including the Litchfield Distillery.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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The pantry is currently serving more people than ever before, around double the number of households since before the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
Noun
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There are a lot of little extras hiding in cupboards or around the corner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Just before that, Fontenille and his sister had found women’s clothes in their father’s cupboard.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Magic starred Hopkins as Corky, a magician who reaches fame alongside his ventriloquist’s dummy, the obnoxious and wisecracking Fats.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Remember when dummies like me were saying he was overpaid because of the Columbus Tax or whatever?—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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As Ray Winstone might say, what a prat.—
Holman W. Jenkins,
WSJ,
29 Mar. 2022
Noun
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For starters, there are the cost savings of getting one of these not-so-in-demand mutts.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Much of the rising interest is tied to claims that these mixed pooches possess more desirable aspects than many purebreeds or mutts.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Cicero was the biggest loser since 2020 — 3,436 people, or 4%, left the town.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The loser will face the winner of the Oaks Christian at Cypress game to stay alive in the tournament.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cuddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuddy. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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