Evander Berry Wall, a New York socialite, was dubbed "King of the Dudes." He is pictured (1888) in the New York American at the time of the "battle of the Dudes".
Posted on 07/10/2011 5:58:44 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
To me its:
“Dudes”=white punks or young guys
“Dude,” a term of endearment
“A Dude” Its a Dude, not a chick.
I always thought it was all the drugs that caused all “you people” of the ‘60s to bastardize the king’s english, e.g., cool, later awesome, etc.
Gotta admit, i also hated mickey rooney and all that “swell” talk, too.
Their "Duderonomy," as it were.
‘youse guys’ need to know that the word ‘Dude’ was coined by Oscar Wilde who compounded ‘Duds with Attitude’
of course Wilde was a bone smuggler so who knows what kind of attitude he was referring to.
I've passed through the five stages of grieving and have come to acceptance.
This article is boss and really bitchin’.
So never judge a book by it’s cover
Or who you’re going to love by your lover
Love put me wise to her love in disguise
She had the body of a venus
Lord imagine my surprise
Dude, Dude, Dude, Dude looks like a lady
Dude, Dude, Dude, Dude looks like a lady
He is handling the money
He’s serving the food
He knows about your party
He is calling you ‘DUDE!’
Cop and skateboarder: STOP CALLING ME DUDE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyc6pbI3rJU
When Barney Frank’s opponent last year, Sean Bielat, made a TV appearance he was confronted afterwards by Frank’s boyfriend, who kept using the word “dude”. He was nicknamed “Dude” by Howie Carr etc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_6oh_j1VJk&feature=related
“You better get used to it dude if you want to be a Congressman”—Barney’s “domestic partner”
This was carried on by the group Mott the Hoople with the song “All The Young Dudes.” Not sure I ever knew what the lyrics meant. Thought it was bone smuggler talk.
This was carried on by the group Mott the Hoople with the song “All The Young Dudes.” Not sure I ever knew what the lyrics meant. Thought it was bone smuggler talk.
Cake!
That Balt. police officer got fired for the “dude” incident
(for not filing a police report, I guess; “Rivieri was one year away from getting his full pension.”)
http://www.wbaltv.com/r/24759147/detail.html
>>The video, apparently shot in the summer of 2007, shows Rivieri putting the youth, Eric Bush, into a headlock and pushing him to the ground. Bush was 14 at the time.
You know what? That incident was...
BUSH’S FAULT!
RE: the word ‘Dude’ was coined by Oscar Wilde who compounded ‘Duds with Attitude’
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From Wikiepdia:
A dude is an individual, typically male, particularly somebody well dressed or who has never lived outside a big city. The female equivalent, which is used less often, is “dudette” or “dudess”. However, “dude” has evolved to become more unisex to encompass all genders,[3] and this was true even in the 1950s.[4]
The word dude is an American English slang term generally used informally to address or refer to somebody and was once used primarily by adults but this has become a common slang term used in various age groups.
The term “dude” was first used in print in 1870, in Putnam’s Magazine.[5]
One of the earliest books to use the word was The Home and Farm Manual, written by Jonathan Periam in 1883. In that work, Periam used the term “dude” several times to denote an ill-bred and ignorant, but ostentatious, man from the city. The term was also used as a job description such as “bush hook dude” [6] as a position on a railroad in the 1880s.
(NOTE: THE ENTIRE Wikipedia article NEVER mentions Oscar Wilde at all ).
From the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A193853
‘Dude’ is an exceptionally versatile word. Depending on the tone used, it can span a variety of meanings. It can be an exclamation of delight, an expression of dark horror, a cry of anger, a paean of love, and many other things besides. This word is not for use by the novice, and should be considered carefully if heard, to avoid misunderstandings.
‘Dude’ can be used many times in a single sentence, with only the tone and familiarity with the speaker to guide the listener as to the conversation’s meaning.
There are many different stories surrounding the word’s origins. One such story claims that it was created by Oscar Wilde, as a combination of the words ‘dud’ and ‘attitude’. Another claims that the word was formed by cowboys in the West to refer (unfavourably) to city dwellers1. Of course, none of these possible origins change its current complex maze of meanings one whit.
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At one time it also meant a hair growing out of a pimple or blemish
My 7 grandkids call my husband “Dude”.
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