Judy

[ joo-dee ]

noun
  1. the wife of Punch in the puppet show called Punch and Judy.

  2. Also Judie. a female given name, form of Judith.

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How to use Judy in a sentence

  • Judys untutored ideas of God, her love of wild things, her faith in life are quite as inspiring as those of Tess.

    Cursed | George Allan England
  • Tim, the hackman, had brought the nurse home for a few hours and would take her back to Judys cabin.

    Carolyn of the Corners | Ruth Belmore Endicott
  • Molly interfered at this point and stopped Judys naughty mouth with a beaten biscuit.

  • Margaret, the stately and composed, was blushing furiously at Judys nonsense.

British Dictionary definitions for Judy

Judy

/ (ˈdʒuːdɪ) /


nounplural -dies
  1. the wife of Punch in the children's puppet show Punch and Judy: See Punch

  2. (often not capital) British slang a girl or woman

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