Cuzzy

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cousin. colloquial
  2. 2
    A close friend; mate. New-Zealand, colloquial

    "We're just cuzzies from down at the marae down the road that are trying to be proactive and look after our whenua, look after our stories, and look after the mauri of our awa, our river."

Example

More examples

"We're just cuzzies from down at the marae down the road that are trying to be proactive and look after our whenua, look after our stories, and look after the mauri of our awa, our river."

Etymology

From cous (“cousin”) + -y.

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