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The term dude is an American English slang word generally used informally to address a male individual. The word was once used primarily by young adults but has become a common slang term used in various age groups. The female equivalent is dudette.
In informal speech, dude is, under certain circumstances, gender-neutral. "Dude" may also be used alone in a sentence, serving as an
Origins and common usage
[[Image:first arrived in Tombstone. In the Howard Hawks film "Rio Bravo" from 1959 one of the actors (Dean Martin) is called "Ddefines 'dude' as "nice guy" and "regular sort of person".
- 1972 -=uk The Compact Oxford English Dictionary's Definition]
- Dude - By Kiesling, Scott F., Published in American Speech, Vol. 79, No. 3, Fall 2004, pp. 281-305
- You've Come a Long Way, Dude: A History, By Richard A. Hill, American Speech, Vol. 69, No. 3 (Autumn, 1994), pp. 321-327
- Dude, Where's My Dude? - Dudelicious Dissection, From Sontag to Spicoli, New York Observer
- Words@random: "dude"
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