cuddly-wuddly

English

Etymology

First use appears c. 1938. See cite below.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

cuddly-wuddly (not comparable)

1. (slang, childish) Cute, cuddly or adorable.
   • 1938, Barbara B. Stevens, The Strongest Son, page 143:

     'I'm not tired. I never want to go to bed again. Yes, I'm comfy, cuddly-wuddly.

   • 1969, Robert W. Krepps, Fancy, A Novel, page 89:

     not books full of itsy-bitsy cuddly-wuddly fat-headed peeps and little vapid pink pigs in frock coats and all that blah, but good stuff like Oz, and Grimm, and Kipling, and Poe and Little Women.”

   • 1989, George Shannon, Arnold Lobel, page 53:

     are such cuddly-wuddly butterballs that I wish the hunting season were on ... The bears' most prominent feature are big black rubberball noses, which I'd like to punch, they're so cute.