Dude, the Glossary
Dude is American slang for an individual, typically male.[1]
Table of Contents
47 relations: Acronym, Advertising campaign, American English regional vocabulary, American frontier, American Speech, Anheuser-Busch brands, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Boris Johnson, Bright young things, Bro culture, Café society, Clerks (film), Cool (aesthetic), Cowboy, Culture, Dandy, Don Brewer, Dudeism, Duke University Press, Easy Rider, Evander Berry Wall, Fashion, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Grand Funk Railroad, Guest ranch, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Bridges, Jeff Dowd, Jeremy Corbyn, Male, Manifest destiny, Mark Farner, Merriam-Webster, New religious movement, Peter Fonda, Redneck, Scott Kiesling, Surf culture, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film), The Atlantic, The Big Lebowski, The New York Observer, Unisex, Wayne's World (film), We're an American Band (song), Whassup?, 2019 Conservative Party leadership election.
- Slang terms for men
- Stereotypes of urban people
Acronym
An acronym is an abbreviation of a phrase that usually consists of the initial letter of each word in all caps with no punctuation.
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Advertising campaign
An advertising campaign is a series of advertisement messages that share a single idea and theme which make up an integrated marketing communication (IMC).
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American English regional vocabulary
Regional vocabulary within American English varies. Dude and American English regional vocabulary are American slang.
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American frontier
The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few contiguous western territories as states in 1912.
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American Speech
American Speech is a quarterly academic journal of the American Dialect Society, established in 1925 and currently published by Duke University Press.
Anheuser-Busch brands
Anheuser-Busch, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, is the largest brewing company in the United States, with a market share of 45 percent in 2016.
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is a 1989 American science fiction comedy film directed by Stephen Herek and written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon.
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Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022.
Bright young things
The Bright Young Things, or Bright Young People, was a term given by the tabloid press to a group of Bohemian young aristocrats and socialites in 1920s London.
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Bro culture
Bro culture is a subculture of young people (originally young men, hence "brother culture") who spend time partying with others like themselves. Dude and Bro culture are Slang terms for men.
Café society
Café society was the description of the "Beautiful People" and "Bright Young Things" who gathered in fashionable cafés and restaurants in New York, Paris and London beginning in the late 19th century.
Clerks (film)
Clerks is a 1994 American black-and-white comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith in his feature directorial debut.
Cool (aesthetic)
Coolness, or being cool, is an aesthetic of attitude, behavior, comportment, appearance, and style that is generally admired.
Cowboy
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks.
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Culture
Culture is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.
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Dandy
A dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance and personal grooming, refined language and leisurely hobbies. Dude and dandy are 19th-century fashion.
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Don Brewer
Donald George Brewer (born September 3, 1948) is an American drummer and singer.
Dudeism
Dudeism is a religion, philosophy, or lifestyle inspired by "The Dude", the protagonist of the Coen Brothers' 1998 film The Big Lebowski.
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Duke University Press
Duke University Press is an academic publisher and university press affiliated with Duke University.
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Easy Rider
Easy Rider is a 1969 American independent road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda, and directed by Hopper.
Evander Berry Wall
Evander Berry Wall (January 14, 1861 – May 4, 1940) was a New York City socialite and later an American expatriate in France during the Belle Époque and beyond.
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Fashion
Fashion is a term used interchangeably to describe the creation of clothing, footwear, accessories, cosmetics, and jewellery of different cultural aesthetics and their mix and match into outfits that depict distinctive ways of dressing (styles and trends) as signifiers of social status, self-expression, and group belonging.
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling (in her feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Cameron Crowe, based on his 1981 book Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story, and starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Brian Backer, Robert Romanus, and Ray Walston.
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Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band formed in Flint, Michigan, in 1969 by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Don Brewer (drums, vocals), and Mel Schacher (bass).
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Guest ranch
A guest ranch, also known as a dude ranch, is a type of ranch oriented towards visitors or tourism.
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker.
Jeff Bridges
Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor and musician.
Jeff Dowd
Jeff Dowd (born November 20, 1949) is an American film producer and political activist.
Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (born 26 May 1949) is a British politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington North since 1983.
Male
Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilisation.
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Manifest destiny
Manifest destiny was a phrase that represented the belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand westward across North America, and that this belief was both obvious ("manifest") and certain ("destiny").
Mark Farner
Mark Fredrick Farner (born September 29, 1948) is an American musician.
Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is an American company that publishes reference books and is mostly known for its dictionaries.
New religious movement
A new religious movement (NRM), also known as alternative spirituality or a new religion, is a religious or spiritual group that has modern origins and is peripheral to its society's dominant religious culture.
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Peter Fonda
Peter Henry Fonda (February 23, 1940 – August 16, 2019) was an American actor, who was a prominent figure in the counterculture of the 1960s.
Redneck
Redneck is a derogatory term mainly, but not exclusively, applied to white Americans perceived to be crass and unsophisticated, closely associated with rural whites of the Southern United States. Dude and Redneck are American slang.
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Scott Kiesling
Scott Fabius Kiesling is a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Pittsburgh.
Surf culture
Surf culture includes the people, language, fashion, and lifestyle surrounding the sport of surfing.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a 1990 American superhero film based on the comic book characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.
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The Atlantic
The Atlantic is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher.
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski is a 1998 independent crime comedy film written, directed, produced and co-edited by Joel and Ethan Coen.
The New York Observer
The New York Observer was a weekly newspaper established in 1987.
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Unisex
Unisex is an adjective indicating something is not sex-specific, i.e. is suitable for any type of sex.
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Wayne's World (film)
Wayne's World is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris.
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We're an American Band (song)
"We're an American Band" is a No.
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Whassup?
Whassup? (also known as Wazzup) was a commercial campaign for Budweiser beer from 1999 to 2002.
2019 Conservative Party leadership election
The 2019 Conservative Party leadership election was triggered when Theresa May announced on 24 May 2019 that she would resign as leader of the Conservative Party on 7 June and as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom once a successor had been elected.
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See also
Slang terms for men
- Ars (slang)
- Bear (gay culture)
- Beefcake
- Bitch (slang)
- Bloke
- Bro culture
- Chad (slang)
- Chickenhawk (gay slang)
- Dude
- Essex man
- Fag stag
- Femboy
- Gyaruo
- Himbo
- Hooray Henry
- Lad culture
- Little fresh meat
- Malandragem
- Maroco sakin
- Stud (animal)
- Thinking man's/woman's crumpet
- Toff
- Troll (gay slang)
- Umarell
- Wanker
- Yoruba demon
Stereotypes of urban people
- Basic (slang)
- Chad (slang)
- Dude
- Flaite
- Ghetto fabulous
- Guido (slang)
- Hipster (contemporary subculture)
- Hipster Runoff
- Kkonminam
- Metrosexual
- Poseur
- Spornosexual
- Stuff White People Like
- Trixie (slang)
- Yuppie
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude
Also known as DOOD, DUDE!, Dewd, Dude Culture, Dudes, Dudett, Dudette, Ghetto dude, Some dude.