Definition of dude
1 : a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner : dandy
2 : a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range (see 1range 3b); especially : an Easterner in the West
3 : 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 informally as a term of address Hey, dude, what's up?
dudishly
adverbFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of dude in a Sentence
a dude given to sporting expensive suits and flashy jewelry
OK, dude, whatever you say.
Origin and Etymology of dude
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1877
dude
Definition of dude
duded
;duding
transitive verb
: dress up —usually used with up got duded up for the dance
Origin and Etymology of dude
noun derivative of 1dude
First Known Use: 1899
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