Etymology

cuddy

C3U1D2D2Y4

Today it means: A cabin, for the use of the captain, in the after part of a sailing ship under the poop deck. Full definition →

Dutch kajuit
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cuddy · noun1

  1. Dutch · derived fromkajuit“cabin”
  2. English todaycuddy

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

cuddy · noun2

  1. Scots · derived fromcuddie
  2. English todaycuddy

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

cuddy · noun3

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

Cuddy · proper noun4

See Cody.

Words from the same roots

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