dude

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1883, New York slang for "fastidious man, fop", originally a term of contempt. Probably from a shortening of Low German dudendop, dudenkop, dudeldop (a lazy fellow), related to Eastern Frisian dudkop, duddekop (a blockhead or drowsy fellow), German Dude (a foolish fellow), Eastern Frisian dudden (to be drowsy). See dawdle.

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dude (plural dudes)

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  1. (slang) A man.
  2. (slang, used in the vocative) A term of address for a man.
    Relax, dude.
  3. (originally) An inexperienced cowboy.
  4. (slang) A tourist.
  5. (archaic) A dandy, a man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance.

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dude

  1. did

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dude f. pl.

  1. bagpipes (musical instrument)


This Slovene entry was created from the translations listed at bagpipes. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see dude in the Slovene Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) May 2008


[edit] Spanish

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  • IPA: [ˈd̪u.d̪e̞], [d̪uˈd̪äɾ]

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dude (infinitive dudar)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of dudar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of dudar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of dudar.
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