cuddy
1 of 2noun (1)
cud·dy ˈkə-dē 
plural cuddies
1
: a usually small cabin or shelter (as on a sailboat)
2
: a small room or cupboard
cuddy
2 of 2noun (2)
cud·dy ˈku̇-dē ˈkə-
ˈkə- variants or cuddie
plural cuddies
1
dialectal British : donkey
2
dialectal British : blockhead
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- closet
- cupboard
- pantry
- press
Noun (2)
- airhead
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- bubblehead
- chowderhead
- chucklehead
- clodpoll
- clodpole
- clot [British]
- cluck
- clunk
- cretin
- deadhead
- dim bulb [slang]
- dimwit
- dip
- dodo
- dolt
- donkey
- doofus [slang]
- dope
- dork [slang]
- dullard
- dum-dum
- dumbbell
- dumbhead
- dummkopf
- dummy
- dunce
- dunderhead
- fathead
- gander
- golem
- goof
- goon
- half-wit
- hammerhead
- hardhead
- idiot
- ignoramus
- imbecile
- jackass
- know-nothing
- knucklehead
- lamebrain
- loggerhead [chiefly dialect]
- loon
- lump
- lunkhead
- meathead
- mome [archaic]
- moron
- mug [chiefly British]
- mutt
- natural
- nimrod [slang]
- nincompoop
- ninny
- ninnyhammer
- nit [chiefly British]
- nitwit
- noddy
- noodle
- numskull
- numbskull
- oaf
- pinhead
- prat [British]
- ratbag [chiefly Australian]
- saphead
- schlub [slang]
- shlub
- schnook [slang]
- simpleton
- stock
- stupe
- stupid
- thickhead
- turkey
- woodenhead
- yahoo
- yo-yo
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
origin unknown
Noun (2)
perhaps from Cuddy, nickname for Cuthbert
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
circa 1715, in the meaning defined at sense 1
cuddies 1 of 2
noun (1)
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pantries
- cupboards
- closets
- presses
- garderobes
- vestiaries
- spences
- coatrooms
- butteries
- ambries
- larders
- wardrobes
- cloakrooms
cuddies
2 of 2noun (2)
as in idiots
a stupid person the pub seemed to be the favorite haunt of every cuddy in the village Synonyms & Similar Words
- idiots
- morons
- dumb clucks
- schnooks
- dumbheads
- sapheads
- dummies
- dim bulbs
- thickheads
- dufuses
- stupids
- losers
- momes
- geese
- woodenheads
- lunatics
- stupes
- fools
- naturals
- dips
- prats
- clodpoles
- mutts
- noodles
- noddies
- donkeys
- hardheads
- stocks
- clodpolls
- ninnyhammers
- dumbbells
- pinheads
- chowderheads
- turkeys
- deadheads
- numskulls
- dodoes
- bubbleheads
- hammerheads
- dopes
- loggerheads
- boneheads
- golems
- ganders
- imbeciles
- ignoramuses
- jerks
- nuts
- goons
- nincompoops
- blockheads
- knuckleheads
- chuckleheads
- fatheads
- lunkheads
- clucks
- dimwits
- dolts
- dunderheads
- dullards
- airheads
- lumps
- birdbrains
- dummkopfs
- meatheads
- cretins
- yahoos
- clunks
- goofs
- loons
- clowns
- ninnies
- dunces
- simpletons
- jackasses
- dorks
- villains
- schlubs
- shlubs
- nimrods
- oafs
- dum-dums
- ignorami
- numbskulls
- lamebrains
- nits
- doofuses
- skunk
- ratbags
- clots
- skunks
- nitwits
- dodos
- snakes
- know-nothings
- yo-yos
- boobies
- madmen
- mugs
- half-wits
- buffoons
- zanies
- loonies
- creeps
- featherbrains
- gawks
- scatterbrains
- heels
- beasts
- stinkers
- churls
- curs
- cads
- boors
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- brains
- genii
- intellectuals
- geniuses
- thinkers
- sages
- intellects
- wizards
- whizzes
- Renaissance men
- polymaths
- sharpies