Dude vs Everydude - What's the difference?
dude | everydude |
(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
(rare) A typical dude; an unremarkable laid-back man.
* 1995 , Jess Walter, Every knee shall bow
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As nouns the difference between dude and everydude
is that dude is gum or dude can be ripe blackberry while everydude is (rare) a typical dude; an unremarkable laid-back man.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
everydude
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Noun
(en noun)- So, alongside a fair hatred of racism, Nevin grew up believing that, often, the establishment is just dead wrong. He was everydude in the late 1960s and early 1970s — a shaggy-haired, liberal, itinerant college student...
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