dude

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dude /djuːd $ duːd/ noun [countable] American English  1  MAN informal a man 男人 a real cool dude 一个很酷的男人2. COUNTRYSIDE old-fashioned an American man from a city, who is living in or visiting a farm or ranch 〔美国住在乡村或去乡村游览的〕城里男人

Examples from the Corpus

dude• Dude, check out that car.• But dude if I was to do speed man, it complete alienates me at a hundred percent.• There were a few really dense dudes Big Steve had to beat three times.• He is a dandy-looking dude too, with slick black ponytail and, always, a full-length mink coat.• He was like this old dude.• Come on dude, play your card.• This is the point where the sensible dude gets out and walks the rest of the way.Origin dude (1800-1900) Perhaps from German dude “stupid person”

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dude
dude S3 /djuːd $ duːd/ noun [countable] American English1. informal a man:
    a real cool dude
2. old-fashioned an American man from a city, who is living in or visiting a farm or ranch
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ man an adult male human: a young man | Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest.
   ▪ guy (also bloke/chap British English) informal a man: She’d arranged to meet a guy in the bar. | Alex is a really nice bloke.
   ▪ gentleman formal a man – used as a very polite way of talking about a man: an elderly gentleman | Please could you serve this gentleman?
   ▪ boy a young male person, usually a child or a teenager: a teenage boy
   ▪ lad old-fashioned informal a boy or young man: When I was a young lad, I wanted to join the army.
   ▪ youth a teenage boy or young man – used especially in news reports to show disapproval: Gangs of youths roam the streets.
   ▪ male formal a man – used especially by the police or in science and research contexts. The adjective male is much more common than the noun: We are investigating the death of an unidentified male. | The condition is usually found only in males.
   ▪ dude American English informal a man - a very informal use: You could tell there was something creepy going on with that dude.

dudeBrE /duːd/ 🔊NAmE /duːd/ 🔊BrE also /djuːd/ 🔊 noun (slang, especially NAmE) a man 男人◆He's a real cool dude. 他真是个帅哥。🔊🔊◆Hey, dude, what's up? 喂，哥们儿，怎么啦？🔊🔊