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dude

[ dood, dyood ]

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noun

a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.
Slang
1. a fellow; chap.
2. (a general term of address used to a man, woman, or group).
a person reared in a large city.
Western U.S. an urban Easterner who vacations on a ranch.

interjection

Slang (an expression of shock, approval, sympathy, or other strong feeling):
Dude! That's one expensive sandwich!

verb phrase

Slang. to dress in one's fanciest, best, or most stylish clothes; dress up:
He got all duded up to go to the dance.

dude

/ duːd; djuːd /

noun

a city dweller, esp one holidaying on a ranch
a dandy
a person: often used to any male in direct address

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Derived Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of dude¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; origin uncertain

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of dude¹

C19: of unknown origin

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Example Sentences

“I was like, ‘There's no way I'm going to be freaking doing that, dude.

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They wrote to me and the dad was like, ‘I want to thank you for introducing my daughter to one of my favorite bands,’ which was, I mean, dude, that’s so sick.”

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And it’s as hilariously unplanned as you’d expect from two dudes who can make a catch-up session between friends feel like a fever dream.

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With black tape on their mouths and the letters P, M, R, C written in big letters on their chests, the Rage dudes stood still for 15 minutes, guitar feedback serving as their backing music.

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So I was like, “dude, that belongs at the end.”

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