dude in English
- dude⇄dude, noun, verb, duded,duding.
- dude⇄noun 1. (Especially U.S.) a man who pays too much attention to his clothes; a man of affected or excessive refinement in manners, speech, or dress; dandy.
(SYN) swell.
2. (Western U.S. and Canada.) a person raised in the city, especially an - dude⇄v.t. (Informal.) Usually, dude up. to dress or make up like a dandy; decorate.
Ex. ... getting duded up with makeup and hair spray so he can sing before a bank of lights (Maclean's). (Figurative.) All sorts of ranches had sprung up around Banders,