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dude

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




Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

"He's a resilient dude and a competitor. A winner," Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

But to snap a portrait of one delicious little donut dude with a backdrop of the city that embraces him.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

He’s the dude giving Matthew Stafford a race for league MVP.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

I was surprised dude hadn’t already thrown our asses in the back of his undercover cop car.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña