Dude

Noun

 * 1)  A man.
 * 2)  A term of address for a man.
 * Relax, dude.
 * 1)  An inexperienced cowboy.
 * 2)  A tourist.
 * 3)  A dandy, a man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance.

Synonyms

 * bloke, chap , cove , guy
 * mate
 * dandy, fop, masher
 * See also Thesaurus:man

Thesaurus
Beau Brummel, beau, blade, blood, boulevardier, buck, chap, clotheshorse, coxcomb, dandy, exquisite, fashion plate, fellow, fine gentleman, fop, fribble, gallant, guy, jack-a-dandy, jackanapes, lady-killer, lounge lizard, macaroni, man, man-about-town, masher, popinjay, puppy, spark, sport, swell

Alternative forms

 * dood

Etymology
1883, New York slang for "fastidious man, fop", originally a term of contempt. Probably from a shortening of dudendop:, dudenkop:, dudeldop:, related to  dudkop:, duddekop:,  Dude:,  dudden:. See.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: пич
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 家伙, 小伙子
 * Danish:, ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, , , , heebo
 * French:, ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek: τύπος
 * Hebrew: חבוב (khabub), איש  (ish)


 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: やつ
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish: snubbe,, jeppe
 * Tagalog:


 * Armenian:, ,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 伙計, 伙计, 老兄
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Fijian: boso
 * French: mon pote
 * German:
 * Icelandic:


 * Indonesian:
 * Japanese: おす
 * Russian:, , братан,
 * Samoan:
 * Spanish: compadre, colega , flaco  , güey  , mano  , parce , tío
 * Telugu: రా
 * Tongan: masii


 * : chaval, tio , huevón


 * : cara

Derived terms

 * dudine, dudess , dudette
 * dude ranch

Noun

 * 1) bagpipes (musical instrument)