dude: Meaning and Definition of

dude

Pronunciation: (dd, dyd), [key]
— n., v., dud•ed, dud•ing.
—n.
  1. a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.
  2. fellow; chap.
  3. a person reared in a large city.
  4. an urban Easterner who vacations on a ranch.
—v.
  1. to dress in one's fanciest, best, or most stylish clothes; dress up: He got all duded up to go to the dance.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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