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¹dude

noun \ˈdüd also ˈdyüd\

: a man

Full Definition of DUDE

: a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner : dandy

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

: 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

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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]

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

²dude

verb

dud·eddud·ing

Definition of DUDE

transitive verb

: dress up —usually used with up

First Known Use of DUDE

1899

DUDISH Defined for Kids

dude

noun \ˈdüd, ˈdyüd\

Definition of DUDE for Kids

: a person from the eastern United States in the West

: ¹man 1, guy

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