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dude
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.
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
THESAURUS
dude
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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.For further exploring for "dude" in Webster Dictionary Online