n.
Pronunciation: ' düd also ' dyüd
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1883
1 : a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner : DANDY
2 : a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range especially : an Easterner in the West
3 : FELLOW , GUY ― sometimes used informally as a term of address <hey, dude , what's up>
– dud · ish \ ' d(y)üd-ish \ adjective
– dud · ish · ly adverb