dudette /d(j)uːˈdɛt/ noun4 •A girl or woman who is noted for being tough or capable.Maddy was a dainty and feminine tomboy with a disposition both loving and tough as nails. She was a “dudette” and a debutant. What could have been clashing opposites were perfectly blended in her. — 2013 •(slang, humorous) A girl or woman, especially a masculine one.It's an album [by George Strait] with ballads and toe-tappers for those "dudes and dudettes" reminiscing about high school football games, family and life over a cold beer. — 2015 •(slang) A cowgirl, especially a tenderfoot.Most memorable thing about the first branding work a dude or a dudette witnesses is likely to be the heart-rending " BAWR- R-R-R-R!" of the calf or other animal under the hot iron. — 1940 •(slang) A cowboy's wife, or a woman who moves out west with the intention of marrying a cowboy.I'll be cow—hooked if she ain't the best looking thing that's come over the mountains since I married my own dudette! — 1941 formsdudettes
