dude
A man, generally a younger man.
Noun 2 meanings
A man, generally a younger man.
“So we were at the mall and these two dudes just walk up to us and say "hi".”
A term of address for someone, often but not exclusively a man, particularly when hailing, cautioning them or offering advice.
“Hey, dude, how's it going?”
Verb 3 meanings
To address someone as dude.
To take a vacation in a dude ranch.
Usually followed by up: to dress up, to wear smart or special clothes.
“1990, Bob Gale & Robert Zemeckis, Back to the Future Part III, screenplay:”
Etymology
Uncertain, though likely a clipping of doodle (“fool, simpleton, mindless person”), perhaps with reference to the fashionable “Yankee Doodle dandy” in the 18th-century lyrics of the song “Yankee Doodle”; the word is first attested in 1883 as a New York City slang term of contempt for a “fastidious man, fop”.
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DUDE at a glance
DUDE has 4 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (D 2 + U 1 + D 2 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,584 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with dude
All rhymes- INCLUDE10
- ATTITUDE9
- RUDE5
- CRUDE8
- MAGNITUDE13
- ALTITUDE9
- GRATITUDE11
- CONCLUDE13
- EXCLUDE17
- MULTITUDE12
- LATITUDE9
- SOLITUDE9
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