(New Zealand, Bradford, _, UK, colloquial) A close friend; mate.
Today, however, as I rise with the sun on a catamaran anchored in the Coral Sea in the remote Whitsunday islands, off the [Queensland](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/queensland) coast, our skipper, Cuzzy,…
Officers discovered a series of messages referring to a county line operating under two names – "Levi", and "Cuzzy".
(New Zealand, Bradford, _, UK, colloquial) A close friend; mate.
“Today, however, as I rise with the sun on a catamaran anchored in the Coral Sea in the remote Whitsunday islands, off the [Queensland](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/queensland) coast, our skipper, Cuzzy, has engineered other distractions.”
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(internet slang) A mate or friend.
(regional, _, AAVE, chiefly, MTE, slang) A cousin.
(UK, slang) A meal of curry.
Address term for a close friend, shortened from "cousin." AAVE-rooted; used nationally by the 2020s. "Cuz, I got you" lands warmer than "bro" and closer than "fam." Can carry genuine affection or pointed warning depending on tone.
“Officers discovered a series of messages referring to a county line operating under two names – "Levi", and "Cuzzy".”
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(colloquial) A cousin.
"cuzzy" means a cousin. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"cuzzy" is informal English meaning a cousin. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a cousin" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "cuzzy" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
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