Definition of dude

dude

noun

a male.
That dude over there is pretty cute.
He's a weird dude.




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- See more words with the same meaning: man, men, male.
Last edited on Oct 14 2011. Submitted by grant h. from Sandy, OR, USA on Sep 27 1998.
form of address for a person, usually male.


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- See more words with the same meaning: dude, person of unspecified gender.
Last edited on Feb 18 2013. Submitted by N.Meyer from Myrtle Beach, SC, USA on Jan 09 2003.
form of address for a friend or loved one.
Dude, what's on your face?






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Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by Josh A. from Mount Juliet, TN, USA on Nov 05 2007.

notes

like all forms of reference for a person (including a person's name,) the tone used while speaking it can be used to convey emotion.
Dude!
Dude...
Dude?

Last edited on May 13 2011. Submitted by numair i. from Forest Park, GA, USA on Jul 31 2002.

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cuss	Definitions include: to swear.
piece	Definitions include: a graffiti mural.
shawty	Definitions include: alternate spelling of shorty.
number	Definitions include: a song.
pineapple	Definitions include: genitalia.
peeps	Definitions include: people.
nonsumer	Definitions include: a person who never (or rarely) buys goods to satisfy their desires.
killer	Definitions include: very good, excellent, impressive; "cool"; "awesome".
riff-raff	Definitions include: the common people.
xippie	Definitions include: a young person who pretends to be a hippie.
bottle blonde	Definitions include: a person who dyes their hair blonde.
Joe Schmoe	Definitions include: a stand-in name used to represent the everyman.
yes man	Definitions include: a person who always agrees with superiors.
cookie	Definitions include: a cigarette.
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bra	Definitions include: alternate pronunciation of bro.
drag queen	Definitions include: a (usually homosexual) male dressed in women's clothing.
babe magnet	Definitions include: an attractive man.
sport	Definitions include: affectionate form of address for a male child.
home boy	Definitions include: friend.
*prck**	Definitions include: derisive term for a mean or unkind person; "jerk".
thoroughbred	Definitions include: a male. Origin: hip hop.
slick	Definitions include: impressive; "cool"; "awesome".
champ	Definitions include: encouraging form of address, usually of a male.
chief	Definitions include: sarcastic term for someone who thinks they have superiority over you but does not.
brohan	Definitions include: variant of bro.
Restroom Romeo	Definitions include: a male who engages in sexual activity in restrooms.
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bluey	Definitions include: a male with red hair.
Mr.	Definitions include: prefix applied to another word.
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Other terms relating to 'dude':
Baba-dude	Definitions include: Baba means a slang to call someone
d00d	Definitions include: "dude".
*dude, fckin**	Definitions include: Used as an introduction to any sentence.
dude-o-gram	Definitions include: Someone (usually male), that you want to come by your house.
dude ranch	Definitions include: a party or bar where the men far outnumber the women.
dudette	Definitions include: a female.
SODDI	Definitions include: acronym for "some other dude did it".
warez d00d	Definitions include: a member of the computer subculture which trades in illegal copies of copyrighted software.