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dude

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun dude has 2 senses

dude(n = noun.person) buster, fellow - an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?"

is a kind of adult male, man

dude(n = noun.person) beau, clotheshorse, dandy, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, swell - a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance; Array

has particulars: cockscomb, coxcomb, macaroni, beau brummell, brummell, george bryan brummell

is a kind of adult male, man

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

dude, n. US sl.
1 a fastidious aesthetic person, usu. male; a dandy.
2 a holiday-maker on a ranch in the western US, esp. when unused to ranch life.
3 a fellow; a guy.

Idiom

dude ranch a cattle ranch converted to a holiday centre for tourists etc.

Derivative

dudish adj.

Etymology

19th c.: prob. f. G dial. dude fool

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THESAURUS

dude

Beau Brummel, beau, blade, blood, boulevardier, buck, chap, clotheshorse, coxcomb, dandy, exquisite, fashion plate, fellow, fine gentleman, fop, fribble, gallant, guy, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, lady-killer, lounge lizard, macaroni, man, man-about-town, masher, popinjay, puppy, spark, sport, swell

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Fop

N fop, fine gentleman, swell, dandy, dandiprat, exquisite, coxcomb, beau, macaroni, blade, blood, buck, man about town, fast man, fribble, milliner, Jemmy Jessamy, carpet knight, masher, dude, fine lady, coquette, flirt, vamp.

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