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dude
noun
an
informal
word
for
a
man
or
boy
,
often
a
friend
or
someone
you
are
talking
to
•
Dude
,
you
left
your
backpack
on
the
bus
!
Dude
,
you
left
your
backpack
on
the
bus
!
•
Three
college
dudes
laughed
loudly
while
playing
video
games
in
their
dorm
room
.
Three
college
dudes
laughed
loudly
while
playing
video
games
in
their
dorm
room
.
Late
19th-century
American
slang
,
originally
describing
a
city
man
dressed
in
fancy
,
fashionable
clothes
,
possibly
from
the
word
“
doodle
.”
noun
(
dated
)
a
man
who
dresses
in
an
extremely
fashionable
or
showy
way
,
especially
a
city
visitor
in
the
countryside
•
The
ranch
hands
laughed
at
the
city
dude
struggling
to
ride
a
horse
.
The
ranch
hands
laughed
at
the
city
dude
struggling
to
ride
a
horse
.
•
In
Victorian
London
,
only
the
richest
dudes
could
afford
such
tailored
suits
.
In
Victorian
London
,
only
the
richest
dudes
could
afford
such
tailored
suits
.
Originally
American
West
slang
for
city
visitors
in
fancy
clothes
,
mocked
by
cowboys
in
the
late
1800s
.
