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dude
(do͞od, dyo͞od)n.
1. Informal An Easterner or city person who vacations on a ranch in the West.
2. Informal A man who is very fancy or sharp in dress and demeanor.
3. Slang
a. A man; a fellow.
b. A person of either sex.
tr.v. dud·ed, dud·ing, dudes Slang
To dress elaborately or flamboyantly: got all duded up for the show.
interj. Slang
Used to express approval, satisfaction, or congratulations.
[Respelling of late 19th-century American slang dood, fop, dandy, probably from shortening of Yankee Doodle, a bumpkin who sticks a feather in his cap in imitation of fashionable macaronies in the American popular song "Yankee Doodle" : Yankee + doodle, fool; see doodlebug.]
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dude
(duːd; djuːd)n
1. Western US and Canadian a city dweller, esp one holidaying on a ranch
2. chiefly US and Canadian a dandy
3. US and Canadian a person: often used to any male in direct address
[C19: of unknown origin]
ˈdudish adj
ˈdudishly adv
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dude
(dud, dyud)n.
1. a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.
2. Slang. a fellow.
3. a person reared in a large city.
4. Western U.S. an urban Easterner who vacations on a ranch.
[1875–80]
dud′ish, adj.
dud′ish•ly, adv.
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dude
, dude ranch - A dude is a city-dweller, especially one vacationing on a ranch—hence, dude ranch.See also related terms for ranch.
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Noun | 1. | dude - an informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?" adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" |
2. | ![]() macaroni - a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms; "Yankee Doodle stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni" adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" |
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dude
[djuːd] (US)B. CPD dude ranch N → rancho m para turistas
DUDE RANCH
Se llama dude ranch a un rancho del oeste de Estados Unidos que se abre a los turistas para ofrecerles el sabor de la vida del oeste al aire libre. Puede ser un rancho que funciona como tal en la realidad o uno que recrea la atmósfera tradicional de los vaqueros. Los turistas pueden montar a caballo, ayudar en las tareas del rancho o probar la comida hecha en el carromato (chuck-wagon) alrededor de la hoguera. Dude es una palabra que pertenece al argot americano, usada para referirse a una persona de ciudad muy bien vestida o a alguien del este.
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