Dood vs. Dude — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dood and Dude
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Dude
Dude is English slang (originally American English) for an individual, typically male. From the 1870s to the 1960s, dude primarily meant a person who dressed in an extremely fashionable manner (a dandy) or a conspicuous citified person who was visiting a rural location, a "city slicker".
Dude
A man; a guy (often as a form of address)
If some dude smacked me, I'd smack him back
Hey dude, what's up?
Dude
Dress up elaborately
My brother was all duded up in silver and burgundy
Dude
(Informal) An Easterner or city person who vacations on a ranch in the West.
Dude
(Informal) A man who is very fancy or sharp in dress and demeanor.
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Dude
A man; a fellow.
Dude
A person of either sex.
Dude
To dress elaborately or flamboyantly
Got all duded up for the show.
Dude
Used to express approval, satisfaction, or congratulations.
Dude
A man, generally a younger man.
So we were at the mall and these two dudes just walk up to us and say "hi".
Dude
A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice.
Dude, I'd be careful around the principal; he's having a bad day.
Watch it, dude; you almost knocked me over.
Dude
An inexperienced cowboy.
Dude
(slang) A tourist.
Dude
(archaic) A man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance; a dandy, a fop.
Dude
(slang) A term of address, usually for a man, conveying awe, excitement, surprise, annoyance, etc.
Dude! You finally called!
Dude
To address someone as dude.
Dude
To take a vacation in a dude ranch.
Dude
(US) Usually followed by up: to dress up, to wear smart or special clothes.
Dude
A kind of dandy; especially, one characterized by an ultrafashionable style of dress and other affectations.
The social dude who affects English dress and English drawl.
Dude
A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
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