dude

== English == === Alternative forms === dood (nonstandard), dewd (nonstandard), d00d (Internet slang) === Etymology === Uncertain, though likely a clipping of doodle (“fool, simpleton, mindless person”), perhaps with reference to the fashionable “Yankee Doodle dandy” in the 18th-century lyrics of the song “Yankee Doodle”; the word is first attested in 1883 as a New York City slang term of contempt for a “fastidious man, fop”. If so, then related to German Low German Dudeldop, Dudendop (“fool, dunce”), Saterland Frisian Duddigegen (“idiot”). It has also been suggested that the word is derived from dudes (“old rags”; compare duds) and dudesman (“scarecrow”), or possibly related to dawdle; It has also been suggested the word derives from the Irish dúid. The common claim that the term derives from (or is) a word for a camel's foreskin (or some other vulgar thing, like a hair on a cow, horse, donkey, or elephant's bottom) is false. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /duːd/, (term of address) [dʉːwd] (Received Pronunciation) enPR: do͞od, IPA(key): /d(j)uːd/ (South Asia) IPA(key): /ɖ(j)uɖ/ Rhymes: -uːd Typically pronounced without a yod /j/ (or an affricate /dj/ → [d͡ʒ] in accents with yod-coalescence) even in accents without yod-dropping, despite the spelling (compare moot vs. mute, toon vs. tune). === Noun === dude (plural dudes) (chiefly US, Canada, colloquial) A man, generally a younger man. Synonyms: bloke, chap, cove, guy; see also Thesaurus:man (colloquial, used in the vocative) A term of address for someone, often but not exclusively a man, particularly when hailing, cautioning them or offering advice. Synonyms: bro, buddy, mate, old chap (slang) A tourist. (birdwatching, derogatory) A birder who has expensive clothing and equipment, but scant knowledge of birds, their fieldmarks, habits, etc. (archaic) A man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance; a dandy, a fop. Synonyms: dandy, fop, masher; see also Thesaurus:dandy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === dude (slang) A term of address, usually for a man, conveying awe, excitement, surprise, annoyance, etc. Synonym: (UK, Australia, New Zealand) mate ==== Translations ==== === Verb === dude (third-person singular simple present dudes, present participle dudeing or duding, simple past and past participle duded) To address someone as dude. To take a vacation in a dude ranch. (US) Usually followed by up: to dress up, to wear smart or special clothes. 1994, Sydell I. Voeller, chapter 8, in Her Sister's Keeper, New York, N.Y.: Avalon Press, ISBN 978-0-8034-9063-5; republished Amherst Junction, Wis.: Hard Shell Word Factory, February 2002, ISBN 978-0-7599-0223-7, page 81: "Speaking of being duded out …" He shrugged, then handed her the bag. "Here. This is for you." / She reached inside and gasped as she pulled out a white suede western style hat. A glittering gold braid encircled the brim. / "Oh, Zack! It's beautiful. Thank you." 1990, Bob Gale & Robert Zemeckis, Back to the Future Part III, screenplay: Buford Tannen: Especially not some duded-up egg-sucking piece of gutter trash! === References === === Further reading === Cohen, G. L., Popik, B. A., & Reitan, P. J. (2022). Origin of the Term 'Dude'. Rolla, Missouri: Gerald Leonard Cohen. == Asturian == === Verb === dude first-person singular present subjunctive of dudar third-person singular present subjunctive of dudar == Middle English == === Verb === dude (Berkshire, Devon, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire) alternative form of dide == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdude] === Noun === dude f inflection of dudă: indefinite plural indefinite genitive/dative singular == Slovene == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dùːdɛ/, /dúːdɛ/ === Noun === dūde f pl bagpipes (musical instrument) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “dude”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “dude”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdude/ [ˈd̪u.ð̞e] Rhymes: -ude Syllabification: du‧de === Verb === dude inflection of dudar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative