cuddie

n. used vocatively, friend or pal; homie, cuz. Subjects: English, United States, California, Hip-Hop, Slang

Editorial Note: This term appears to originate in Vallejo, California, and is closely associated with the performers Mac Mall and Mac Dre. Etymological Note: The etymological information in the June 2004 cite is unverified, though it is plausible. The term probably is not related to the Scots-English cuddie ‘donkey, ass, or small horse,’ though the latter term is sometimes used as a term of coarse affection to mean ‘a person who is stubborn or obstinate.’

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Citations: [2001 [strategy3@aol.com (STRATEGY3)] Usenet: rec.music.hip-hop (July 7) “Re: The All Ugly Team of Rap Music”: “Many times here, what I’ve considered to be thoughtful commentary based off Hip Hop history and the mores therein has been twisted to mean that I’m hating on something. Hmmmm…” “Not by me cuddy. though I disagree with you from time to time.”] 2001 [Crillz-Nillz] Usenet: fr.rec.arts.musique.hip-hop (Dec. 4) “1 ptit cours?? lol…just 4 introducing myself…a joke”: Cuddie: Un pote de toujours. Cf interview de Mac Mall dans The Source n°80. 2004 Eric K. Arnold East Bay Express (California) (June 30) “The Politics of “Hyphy””: Cuddie (n.): A close friend or relative, derived from “Cousin”; anyone from Vallejo’s Crestside neighborhood (cf. Mac Mall, Illegal Business?, 1993). 2004 Eric K. Arnold East Bay Express (California) (Nov. 10) “Requiem for a Mac”: [Mac] Dre was riding shotgun in a white van driven by Dubee, his longtime cuddie (that’s Crestside, Vallejo, parlance for “close homie”). *2004 [Christopher Abad] Ambient Empire (California) (Nov. 11) “Bay Area Slang”: cuddie n.—Don’t ever say nigga, it’s just retarded if youre not of the right race to use that word even if you think you know the right context. So take it from the Crestside peeps and use this word to identify your friends. Go get keyed with your cuddies. *2004 LyricSeek (Nov. 11) “PSD Tang & O.J. lyrics”: Called up my cuddie for the spark/And he told me Gully Barbecue later on at the Crest Park.

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