Duds vs Dude - What's the difference?
duds | dude |
(New England, British, dated) Clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance.
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(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
As nouns the difference between duds and dude
is that duds is clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance while dude is a man.As an interjection dude is
a term conveying excitement.As a verb dude is
to address someone with the term of address dudeduds
English
Noun
(en-plural noun)- I looked at what I could see of my rough blue duds , which I had plenty of opportunity of contrasting with the gay attire of the citizens we had come across;
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Synonyms
* (clothing) ** (standard) clothes, clothing, outfit ** (slang) garb, kit, togsAnagrams
*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.