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dude

[dood, dyood] / dud, dyud /
NOUN
friend
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STRONGEST




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Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s name was wrong, and the meme used a picture of some random dude to stand in for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

“This dude sees the world a little differently than us,” Alfredo worried.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He won some fame as a surfer dude in Amy Heckerling's 1982 hit teen flick "Fast Times at Ridgemont High."

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

There was a lot of figuring out my life in the first two albums — I’m begging for this dude or I’m staying with this guy way too long.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

And there’s Arthur, half the size of the dude dressed up as Captain America.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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