How to pronounce“dude”in English
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Definitions of “dude”
A man, generally a younger man.
“So we were at the mall and these two dudes just walk up to us and say "hi".”
A term of address for someone, often but not exclusively a man, particularly when hailing, cautioning them or offering advice.
“Hey, dude, how's it going?”
A term of address, usually for a man, conveying awe, excitement, surprise, annoyance, etc.
“Dude! You finally called!”
To address someone as dude.
“"Where you been, Mac? I missed you! Dude—I mean, man," she corrects hastily, with a gamine grin, before I can make good on a threat I made in what feels like another lifetime that I would call her by her full name if she ever "duded" me again. […] Oh, yes, she's upset. She just unapologetically "duded" me.”