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dude

[dood, dyood] / dud, dyud /
NOUN
friend
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Antonyms
STRONGEST




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"Look at you rocking that moustache, dude," Armstrong says on a video call.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

A few steps later I met Nick Mato, another suited dude whose footwear initially looked promising but turned out to be from a competitor brand.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

She has been with the show since it launched and has played a pivotal role in the host’s evolution from purveyor of dude humor to political commentator, people close to him said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Why did anybody pretend to be surprised that this dude was a massive slimeball who cultivated other slimeballs?

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

It was all gonna blow over fine in a minute, until the light dude ran up on us.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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