Judy
Americannoun
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the wife of Punch in the puppet show called Punch and Judy.
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Also Judie. a female given name, form of Judith.
noun
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the wife of Punch in the children's puppet show Punch and Judy See Punch
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slang (often not capital) a girl or woman
Example Sentences
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And Judy ended up writing a couple dozen books and 10 books in those first five years.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Judge Judy Khan KC remanded Boudra in custody and a trial date has been set for three weeks in January 2027.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The group brought 17 girls from the Eastside and the San Gabriel Valley together at local community gardens and historic murals, like Judy Baca’s Great Wall of Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
“Wine has lost that halo,” said Judy Chan, who heads Grace Vineyards, a family-run Chinese winery that was unprofitable last year as its business dropped off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
For me, there was no such thing as pain when Judy Billings was around.
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
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