1
: a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner : dandy
2
: a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range (see range entry 1 sense 3b)
especially : an Easterner in the West
dudishly adverb
Examples of dude in a Sentence
Noun a dude given to sporting expensive suits and flashy jewelry OK, dude, whatever you say.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 What if the dude wasn't robbing someone but wanted to kill people, wanted to shoot the school up, or something? —Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Greg opens his heart to the possibility of a real friendship with this bonkers dude. —Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dude
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Noun
Then, security dude turned on his cell phone’s flashlight and shined it at Jackson’s camera. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 What if the dude wasn't robbing someone but wanted to kill people, wanted to shoot the school up, or something? —Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
Every dude 25 or under seems to have weird, matted bedhead, and that’s their look? —Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Greg opens his heart to the possibility of a real friendship with this bonkers dude. —Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dude
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“Dude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/dude. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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