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Article: Hey, dude, did you just call me 'dude'?(General News)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- May 16, 2004
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Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard
dude (dood, dyood) n. 1 a man too much concerned with his clothes and appearance; dandy; fop 2 (West Slang) a city fellow or tourist, esp., an Easterner who is vacationing on a ranch 3 (slang) any man or boy - vt. dud'ed, dud'ing (slang) 1 to dress up, esp. in showy or flashy clothes 2 to add showy ornamentation to; usually used with up - vi. (slang) to dress up, esp., in showy or flashy clothes: usually with up - dud'ish adj. - dud'ishly adv.
Happy Mother's Day, dude.
Wait a minute. That was last Sunday.
But for many young women these days, calling your mother, or any other female, a "dude," is no ...