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cuddy¹

  • /ˈkʌdi/

Rhymes with -ʌdi

Where it comes from

Uncertain. Perhaps a contraction from Dutch kajuit (“cabin”).

noun cuddies

  1. A cabin, for the use of the captain, in the after part of a sailing ship under the poop deck. Being summoned to the cuddy to breakfast, I had not been there five minutes when I turned deadly sick, was obliged to retire to my cot […] .
  2. A small cupboard or closet.
  3. Durham, Scotland, historical A donkey, especially one driven by a huckster or greengrocer. folk said the cuddy had bided so long with Pooty that whenever it opened its mouth to give a bit bray it started to stutter.
  4. UK A pony that works in a mine.
  5. dated A blockhead; a lout. 1840-1841, Thomas Hood, "Miss Kilmansegg and Her Precious Leg" It cost more tricks and trouble, by half, Than it takes to exhibit a six-legged calf To a boothful of country cuddies.
  6. A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones, leveling up railroad ties, etc.

cuddy²

  • /ˈkʌdi/

Rhymes with -ʌdi

Where it comes from

From Scots cuddie; compare Gaelic cudaig, cudainn, or English cuttlefish, or cod.

noun cuddies · cuddie · cudden · cuth

  1. A coalfish (Pollachius virens).

cuddy³

  • /ˈkʌdi/

Rhymes with -ʌdi

Where it comes from

From buddy, with the initial "B" replaced with "C" in Crip slang.

noun cuddies

  1. slang A close friend or buddy. I can't lie, I like to get high and figure-8 when I drive / Blow doja rope in the sky for all my cuddies that died

Cuddy⁴

Where it comes from

See Cody.

proper noun Cuddys

  1. A surname.

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@misc{cuddy_2026,
  title = {cuddy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cuddy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}