cuffy
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A friendly nickname for a person or animal in old local speech
- adjective
- Archaic
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cuffy
- Look at that cuffy dog playing in the yard!
Examples
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The children affectionately called him cuffy because of his fluffy hair.
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The storyteller referred to the mischievous boy as cuffy in his tales.
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In the old village, the friendly dog was known to everyone as cuffy.
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Locals would sometimes call a bear cuffy in regional folklore.
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In the old village, the friendly dog was known to everyone as cuffy.
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Locals would sometimes call a bear cuffy in regional folklore.
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The children affectionately called him cuffy because of his fluffy hair.
Surface Forms
cuffy positive
Etymology
Cuffy was once used in dialect as a friendly nickname for a person or an animal. Its exact origin is unclear, but a helpful way to remember it is to think of it as a pet name from cuff, like calling someone 'little cuff' or 'buddy', so it means an informal, familiar name.
