dude

¹dude

noun \ˈdüd also ˈdyüd\

Definition of DUDE

1

: a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner : dandy

2

: a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range; especially : an Easterner in the West

3

: fellow, guy —sometimes used informally as a term of address <hey, dude, what's up>

— dud·ish \ˈd(y)üd-ish\ adjective

— dud·ish·ly adverb

Examples of DUDE

1. <a dude given to sporting expensive suits and flashy jewelry>
2. <OK, dude, whatever you say.>

Origin of DUDE

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1883

Related to DUDE

Synonyms: beau, Beau Brummell, buck, dandy, fop, gallant, jay, lounge lizard, macaroni, pretty boy, toff [chiefly British]

Related Words: coxcomb, fancy Dan, popinjay; blade, cavalier, dasher; clotheshorse, exquisite, swell

Near Antonyms: slob, sloven

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Rhymes with DUDE

brood, crowd, crude, feud, food, hued, Jude, lewd, lude, mood, nude, oud, pood, prude, pseud, rood, rude, shrewd, snood, stewed, 'tude, wood, wud