dude

McDonald looked over at Davis at one point, saying, "talk to your lawyer man, this dude is tripping".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

“He’s a great dude and he is a monster drummer,” Scott says of Shane.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Then he moved back to California to open a dude ranch that he called Hidden Valley—and he brought the recipe with him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

And I’m like, dude, that’s not how language works.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

‘Just a dollar, dude? Maybe you could send me a little more on Venmo.’

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

Shorter version of the problem: Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz exist, and playing those two dudes is hell on Earth for everyone, including Djokovic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

Trump and Sean “Diddy” Combs have been known acquaintances for years—or whatever it’s called when two rich and famous dudes in entertainment are often invited to the same charity events, galas, and afterparties.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Stopping along the side of a road for a call of nature doesn’t turn out so well for the dudes in the prologue.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

Referring to the synthetic soldier, Justine Moore, an AI-focused partner at Silicon Valley investor Andreessen Horowitz, wrote on X: "I'm genuinely floored by how many dudes are following influencers that are clearly AI."

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

Even the rough-and-tough-looking dudes bounce up and down with their fists at their mouths going, “Ohhhh!”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas