dude
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Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s name was wrong, and the meme used a picture of some random dude to stand in for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
He won some fame as a surfer dude in Amy Heckerling's 1982 hit teen flick "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
He made sure he had a GoPro on his foot and set cameras up — dude really wants to make it.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
The company gets good mileage out of Boone’s trademark backflip here, but yeah—goodbye forever, dude!
From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026
"He look like the type of dude who would own a store that just sells...snacks. Like, you know what kind of guy you gotta be to just sell snacks? Snacks?"
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
Vocabulary lists containing dude
Least Presidential Vocabulary Used by Presidential Candidates during the GOP Debate (Sept. 16, 2015)
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