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cuddle buddy

cuddle buddy noun: a platonic friend who frequently cuddles another friend.

Noun

cuddle buddy (plural cuddle buddies)

  1. (informal) A platonic friend who frequently cuddles another friend.
    • Carla isn't dating John. She's just his cuddle buddy.

Verb

cuddle buddy (third-person singular simple present cuddle buddies, present participle cuddle buddying, simple past and past participle cuddle buddied)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal, rare) To be or become cuddle buddies with (someone).
    • Here are a couple of her [Martha Reardon’s] more delightful gems … and a one-a and a two-a: CUDDLE UP A LITTLE CLOSER [on the Southeast Expressway] […] Aggressive Commuter’s Verses / I refuse to cuddle buddy, / That’s my line! / I prefer to drive myself, / And take my time! Just // Give me Jess...1977 March 24, Eric Swider, “A Regional Economy: South Shore Problems in Song and Verse”, in Henry W. Bosworth, Jr., editor, The Quincy Sun, volume 9, number 27, Quincy, Mass.: Quincy Sun Publishing...
    • > The 'toss-up' scenario is Jun vs. Alison - I really don't have a feel
      > for how that one will go...
      >
      Yeah, that's harder though I'm guessing Jun will get more votes for doing some active/risky floating/playing without earning a rep as much as Ali...let's see though... […] Nathan - Ali (he's...2003 September 4, celevarts, “Coming strategy”, in alt.tv.big-brother (Usenet), archived from the original on 16 Apr 2026

Examples of cuddle buddy in a sentence

  • He's not a dot mage anymore like he was pre-rework, but swain is absolutely reliant on q after q and cuddle buddying with his ult to kill people.2020 July 20, u/czartaylor, “League has a serious issue with reworking champions into burst mages”, in r/leagueoflegends (Reddit post)...
  • baby it’s cold outsideee .. cuddle buddy me pls 🫂2023 November 2, @thatszayy_, X (post):

Forms of cuddle buddy

Noun
pluralcuddle buddies
Verb
third-person singular presentcuddle buddies
present participlecuddle buddying
past participlecuddle buddied
pastcuddle buddied

Questions about cuddle buddy

What does cuddle buddy mean?
Cuddle buddy means a platonic friend who frequently cuddles another friend.
How do you use cuddle buddy in a sentence?
He's not a dot mage anymore like he was pre-rework, but swain is absolutely reliant on q after q and cuddle buddying with his ult to kill people.
What part of speech is cuddle buddy?
Cuddle buddy can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of cuddle buddy?
The plural of cuddle buddy is cuddle buddies.

Words near cuddle buddy in the dictionary

  1. Cuddingtons
  2. cuddlable
  3. cuddle
  4. cuddle buddied
  5. cuddle buddies
  6. cuddle buddy
  7. cuddle buddying
  8. cuddle bug
  9. cuddle bugs
  10. cuddle bunnies
  11. cuddle bunny

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