snuggery

or snug·ger·ie

[ snuhg-uh-ree ]

noun

, British.

, plural snug·ger·ies.

1. a snug place or position.
2. a comfortable or cozy room.

snuggery

/ ˈsnʌɡərɪ /

noun

1. a cosy and comfortable place or room
2. another name for snug

Word History and Origins

Origin of snuggery¹

First recorded in 1805–15; snug + -ery

Example Sentences

At one end of the Mews there was a little fireplace and a kind of snuggery, like the place in a saddle-room where the grooms sit to clean their tack on wet nights after foxhunting.

From Literature

Spend time in the snuggeries of Mr. Cunningham’s lonely worlds — in Bushwick, in the West Village, in a cottage somewhere — and you’re sure to feel less alone.

From New York Times

One cozy city even has a self-proclaimed “snuggery.”

From Time

I somersaulted deeper into my snuggery of misery.

From Literature

There was a similar difference of opinion on the subject among the little conclave in the snuggery at the "Carne's Arms."

From Project Gutenberg

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