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dude

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




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Talking about my mom, and just having my first hour special, dude.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Some dude on Twitter could take the patches and run AI against it and post some exploit script…All hell will break loose.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Some dude on Twitter could take the patches and run AI against it and post some exploit script,” said Thai Duong, the chief executive of Calif, the security company that first discovered the issue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Williams says Sir Gary Oldman is a "pretty cool dude"

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

I look dude on the couch dead in his eyes.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

“It’s exciting. A lot of dudes are on the same page together, so that’s what I’m really excited about.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 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

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

A low-loader, some traffic cones and "the sort of dudes who can set up a Metallica concert in 24 hours" - this was all Banksy needed to install his latest artwork in central London.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

Either way, I don’t know why I had been worried that Rose might get hurt going after Harp and Gully—she had already beat the two of them dudes, practically by herself.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore


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