Cuttlefish
I don't really like the word "cuddle." I don't mind the actual cuddling, I just don't like the word. (say it out loud...it's just weird...) I think I don't like that word because it makes me think of a cuttlefish. Not that I'm really familiar with the cuttlefish, and I really shouldn't care one way or the other, yet somehow the cuttlefish disgusts me. Anyway, the problem I find is that cuddle doesn't have a synonym that I can think of. You would have to use a whole descriptive phrase, at which point whomever you are talking to would probably reply, "oh, so you were cuddling!'
posted by Stefani at 8:44 PM
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Well, let's see what ole Merriam-Webster has to say, complete with my commentary:
Entry Word: cuddle
Function: verb
Text: 1
Synonyms CARESS, cosset, dandle, fondle, love, pet
**(If you used most of those synonyms, you might get a call from the Bishop)**
Related Word embrace, enfold, hold
2
Synonyms SNUGGLE, burrow, ||croodle, nestle, nuzzle, ||snudge, snug, ||snuzzle
**('Snuggle' sounds even sicker than cuddle which I admit that I'm not fond of either. 'Burrow' makes it sound like you'll be hibernating with the other person. 'Snudge' sounds too much like 'sludge'. I think I'm going to use 'snuzzle' from now on.)**
10:16 PM
you had me at croodle. that sounds like something that a crocodile would do.
7:21 PM
I think we should all use the word 'nest'. Nest in peace.
8:32 PM
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