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dude

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




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

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

"Look at you rocking that moustache, dude," Armstrong says on a video call.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Now everyone knows where the rich dude that blocks public access lives,” Levy told commissioners, as the sun rose behind him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

“He’s got the juice, man,” Simpson said, “like that dude ... he’s a fireball.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

“That dapper and dashing dude is a real estate tycoon! I’ve seen his commercials on TV.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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