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dude

UK /d(j)uːd/US /duːd/

noun 6
verb 3
exclamation 1
forms 4
phrases 1

noun6

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(US, informal) A man, generally a younger man.
- So we were at the mall and these two dudes just walk up to us and say "hi".
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(informal) a friendly word for someone, often a man, used when speaking to them, especially when calling to them, warning them or giving advice
- Hey, dude, how's it going?
- Dude, I'd be careful around the principal; he's having a bad day.
(slang) A tourist.
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(US, historical) In the west, a city slicker with scant knowledge of horses, cattle, or frontier survival.
- Up to the time, Ranse Foster had been a nobody in particular - a dude from the East, quietly inquisitive, moving from one shack town to another; just another tenderfoot[.] — 1949
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(disapproving) A birder who has expensive clothing and equipment, but scant knowledge of birds, their fieldmarks, habits, etc.
- I am forever slagging off some poor harmless dude or pitiful demented twitcher[.] — 1983
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(no longer used) A man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance; a dandy, a fop.
- When the dude dons gloves couleur de chien jaune éclairé de la lune— — 1883

verb3

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To address someone as dude.
- The other two guys with him burst into laughter, dudeing and high-fiving like mad. — 2013
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(US) Usually followed by up: to dress up, to wear smart or special clothes.
- Buford Tannen: Especially not some duded-up egg-sucking piece of gutter trash!
To take a vacation in a dude ranch.

exclamation1

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(slang) A term of address, usually for a man, conveying awe, excitement, surprise, annoyance, etc.
- Dude! You finally called!

forms

duded · dudeing · duding · dudes

Phrases with dude

dude up
To dress up; to dress in smart or special clothes.

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