dude

noun

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\ ˈdüd

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 address Hey, dude, what's up?

dude

verb

duded; duding

Definition of dude (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

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

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

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Dump the dude and let the infamous redhead be the one to deal with him. — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, "RS Country Music Picks for the Week of March 22nd," 22 Mar. 2021 In his last MVP year, 2017, the dude had a base salary of $1 million. — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Tom Brady could give the Tampa Bay Buccaneers another gift," 26 Feb. 2021 But on the other hand, this was our 20-year-old-dude masterpiece and no one knew about it. — Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone, "Slint Look Back on 'Spiderland' at 30," 25 Mar. 2021 Buoyed by a series of Instagram Live sets that saw actor-podcaster-vinyl-dude Marc Maron scouring the store and hawking records, the shop has kept afloat through various social media initiatives, owner Dan Cook said. — Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times, "After a yearlong hiatus, Amoeba Music announces April reopening in new location," 22 Mar. 2021 This dude’s been such a massive part of our organization for 21 years. — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, "Utah Jazz return from All-Star break and struggle to shrug off short-handed Houston Rockets," 13 Mar. 2021 His debut, 48 Hrs., was at its essence the story of a hip, fast-talking black dude who was the smartest guy in a room full of white people, and that’s a pretty apt description of Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, and Beverly Hills Cop II as well. — Jason Bailey, Vulture, "How Coming to America Flipped the Script on Eddie Murphy’s Career," 6 Mar. 2021 Their traveling party becomes a motley heroic crew, picking up a 10-year-old shrimp boat captain (Izaac Wang), a toddler con artist and a gruff lonely dude (Benedict Wong). — Brian Truitt, Detroit Free Press, "Intense action, warrior women make Disney fantasy ‘Raya’ memorable," 6 Mar. 2021 Bobby is a brilliant, strong dude, and someone that puts a lot of weight on friendships and fighting together as a brother to the end. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, "Survivor Quarantine Questionnaire: Marty Piombo regrets being an 'a--hole' after the game," 1 Mar. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Behind-the-scenes-slap-on-the wrist diplomacy won’t do the trick, dude. — J.d. Crowe | Jdcrowe@al.com, al, "Joe Biden turns a blind eye to Saudi murder of American journalist," 2 Mar. 2021 By the 1980s llamas had become staple attractions at petting zoos, fairs, dude ranches and private parties. — Popular Science, "Llamas are hotter than ever. Here’s why.," 21 Dec. 2020 By the 1980s llamas had become staple attractions at petting zoos, fairs, dude ranches and private parties. — Popular Science, "Llamas are hotter than ever. Here’s why.," 21 Dec. 2020 By the 1980s llamas had become staple attractions at petting zoos, fairs, dude ranches and private parties. — Popular Science, "Llamas are hotter than ever. Here’s why.," 21 Dec. 2020 By the 1980s llamas had become staple attractions at petting zoos, fairs, dude ranches and private parties. — Popular Science, "Llamas are hotter than ever. Here’s why.," 21 Dec. 2020 By the 1980s llamas had become staple attractions at petting zoos, fairs, dude ranches and private parties. — Popular Science, "Llamas are hotter than ever. Here’s why.," 21 Dec. 2020 By the 1980s llamas had become staple attractions at petting zoos, fairs, dude ranches and private parties. — Popular Science, "Llamas are hotter than ever. Here’s why.," 21 Dec. 2020 By the 1980s llamas had become staple attractions at petting zoos, fairs, dude ranches and private parties. — Popular Science, "Llamas are hotter than ever. Here’s why.," 21 Dec. 2020

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