cuddlery

Noun

cuddlery (countable and uncountable, plural cuddleries)

1. (informal, rare, uncountable) Cuddling.
   • Nahh, think I'll go with cutlery, or in Strine (Australian) ... cuddlery! *attackcuddles*1999 December 30, Catherine, “EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY!!”, in alt.cuddle (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Apr 2026
   • Oh Pooh! I tried the link and it said NO! I will try again. I do wonder what Chika looks like. Maybe you can have a pic on the Cuddlery Gallery. Oh Sir Jon!2003 February 22, Nitedulac, “I've been converted ;)))”, in alt.cuddle (Usenet), archived from the original on 13 Apr 2026
2. (countable, informal, rare) A business establishment that sells cuddles.
   • Cuddle a koala / The “koala cuddlery” is real hard on jaded parents. From the moment you step off the bus at the Australian Wildlife Park and a handler greets you with a koala to pet, the “aahs” begin. […] But the ultimate in cuteness is having your picture taken with a koala for $4.50. The lines...1995 October 1, Lisa Thatcher Kresl, “G’days, full days with a quick 48 hours in Sydney […]”, in The Sunday Journal, 115th year, number 274, Albuquerque, N.M.: Journal Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC...
   • However, a December Associated Press report noted that no-sex cuddleries thrive in Rochester, N.Y. ("The Snuggery"), Boulder, Colo.2014, Chuck Shepherd, News of the Weird