noun
cwtch
Cwtch (noun) means a small, snug hiding place or storage space.
noun
1
A small, snug hiding place or storage space.
""In better times when the coalman called at our home in William Street he heaved the sacks through the front door and put their contents into the ‘cwtch’ under the stairs, a messy business indeed.""
— Mike Buckingham, Western Telegraph (2007)
2
(informal) A warm, affectionate hug.
"I don’t mind them coming in for a quick cwtch before trudging back off to their own rooms, as long as no conversation is required and it is literally just a five-minute cuddle."
— Rachel Mainwaring, South Wales Echo (2011)
"I am expecting the big man to come round the corner and give me a ‘cwtch’ as he has done beside countless rugby fields."
— Ieuan Evans, The Telegraph (2007)
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Etymology
From Welsh cwtsh ("hug, cuddle; little corner, recess"), which came from Middle English couche. It is a doublet of couch.
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What is the meaning of cwtch?
"cwtch" (noun) means a small, snug hiding place or storage space.
What are the different meanings of cwtch?
"cwtch" has 2 main meanings: 1. A small, snug hiding place or storage space; 2. (informal) A warm, affectionate hug.
