cuddly-wuddly

adj

cuddly-wuddly

adj

Etymology First use appears c. 1938. See cite below.

1

Childish, Slang Cute, cuddly or adorable.

'I'm not tired. I never want to go to bed again. Yes, I'm comfy, cuddly-wuddly.1938, Barbara B. Stevens, The Strongest Son, page 143:
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.”1969, Robert W. Krepps, Fancy, A Novel, page 89:

1 more example

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

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