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Dude

Dude is American slang for an individual, typically male. From the 1870s to the 1960s, dude primarily meant a male person who dressed in an extremely fashionable manner (a dandy) or a conspicuous citified person who was visiting a rural location, a "city slicker". In the 1960s, dude evolved to mean any male person, a meaning that slipped into mainstream…

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Dude

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Triples53
Avg. degree1.95
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related to Further reading · 34
Dude → American Speech, Autumn, Barry Popik, Brief History, By Kiesling, Comments, David Shulman, Dudelicious Dissection, Duke University Press, Etymology, Fall, From Sontag, Gerald Cohen, Gould, History, JSTOR, Long Way, Material, No, November
related to history · 11
Dude → American, Bright Young Things, Dudes, Evander Berry Wall, In, King, New York, The, This, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Young

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american word slang used male person dandy term city use culture early century usage also meaning 1960s man life refer

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the female versions of dudetteinstance ofvariations of the slang began to pop up0.80text
dudinesinstance ofvariations of the slang began to pop up0.80text
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesinstance ofwas further popularized in American films of the 1980s and 1990s0.80text
Fast Times at Ridgemont Highinstance ofwas further popularized in American films of the 1980s and 1990s0.80text
Billinstance ofwas further popularized in American films of the 1980s and 1990s0.80text
Ted's Excellent Adventureinstance ofwas further popularized in American films of the 1980s and 1990s0.80text
Wayne's Worldinstance ofwas further popularized in American films of the 1980s and 1990s0.80text
and Clerks.The 1998 film The Big Lebowski featured Jeff Bridges asinstance ofwas further popularized in American films of the 1980s and 1990s0.80text
Duderelated to Further readingBy Kiesling0.60section
Duderelated to Further readingScott0.60section
Duderelated to Further readingPublished0.60section
Duderelated to Further readingAmerican Speech0.60section

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