Dude vs Dandy - What's the difference?
dude | dandy |
(slang) A man.
(slang, used in the vocative) A term of address for a man.
(originally) An inexperienced cowboy.
(slang) A tourist.
(archaic) A dandy, a man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance.
(slang) A term conveying excitement.
to address someone with the term of address
Like a dandy, foppish.
Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.
Almost first rate.
A man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.
(British, nautical) A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
A dandy roller.
Dude is a synonym of dandy.
As nouns the difference between dude and dandy
is that dude is (slang) a man while dandy is a man very concerned about his clothes and his appearance.As a adjective dandy is
like a dandy, foppish.dude
English
Alternative forms
* dood * dewd * (Internet slang)Noun
(en noun) (wikipedia dude)- Relax, dude .
Synonyms
* (man) bloke , chap (dated British), cove (dated British), guy * (term of address for a man) mate (qualifier) * (dandy) dandy, fop, masher * See alsoDerived terms
* dude-bro * dude ranch * dudine (obsolete), dudess (obsolete), dudetteInterjection
- Dude , I’m glad you finally called.
Verb
(dud)References
dandy
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Adjective
(er)- That's all fine and dandy , but how much does it cost?
- What a dandy little laptop you have.