dude

\ ˈdüd

How to pronounce dude (audio)

also ˈdyüd \

Definition of dude

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner : dandy

2 : a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range (see range entry 1 sense 3b) especially : an Easterner in the West

3 informal : fellow, guy The other girls in the program never go out, so I always find myself out with dudes from my program. — Cosmopolitan —sometimes used as a term of addressHey, dude, what's up?

dude

duded; duding

Definition of dude (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: dress up —usually used with upgot duded up for the dance

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Examples of dude in a Sentence

Noun a dude given to sporting expensive suits and flashy jewelry OK, dude, whatever you say.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Life of Crime' (2014) Iconic Detroit novelist Elmore Leonard was one cool dude about movies and TV adaptations of his work. — Julie Hinds, Freep.com, "These are the 50 most essential movies set in Michigan," 12 Dec. 2019 The only person rooting for the Cardinals to be seen was some dude in a Ravens jersey with a Cardinals scarf. — Andrew Joseph, For The Win, "Steelers fans completely took over the Arizona Cardinals' 64K-seat stadium," 8 Dec. 2019 They were sharply dressed surfer dudes on a spree that took them from their base in Miami Beach up to their lair in New York, a penthouse suite in a Manhattan hotel. — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, "How a Band of Surfer Dudes Pulled Off the Biggest Jewel Heist in N.Y. History," 17 Oct. 2019 Overlaying that science with story, with the eyewitness narrative of a dude just trying to shralp, gives a more complete picture without being preachy or wonky. — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, "North America's Best Ski Routes Are Disappearing," 23 Oct. 2019 All these decades later, the 40-year-old Hanson still has plenty of reasons to be grateful for those nameless SDSU dudes and their on-point advice. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: How a former San Diegan found success with a Hollywood horror show," 18 Oct. 2019 Seen on an airplane with a garden-variety video monitor, this hokey formula thriller would be a serviceable action yarn for middle-aged dudes who like sipping a glass of whiskey from their tray table. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "Will Smith’s High-Def Disaster," 8 Oct. 2019 Remain respectful and thankful, and always consider the alternative: living in a slum with three other poor dudes fighting over who stole the last pack of Top Ramen. — Author: Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, "For these debt-stricken millennials, living with parents is a lifeline — and a dating conundrum," 6 Oct. 2019 This is supposed to be a dance contest, not an image rehab opportunity for a very slippery dude. — BostonGlobe.com, "Your TV GPS, Globe critic Matthew Gilbert’s guide to what’s on television, appears at the beginning of each week at BostonGlobe.com. This column covers Sept. 16-22.," 16 Sep. 2019

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“Dude.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dude. Accessed 22 January 2020.

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