What does 'dude' mean?

my boyfriend and i are in a angruement in whether it means a elephant's foot, or ***. i believe that its the foot, prove me right?

What does 'dude' mean?
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The term dude is an American English slang word generally used informally to address a male individual, though it does have uses as a gender-neutral pronoun as described below. The word was once used primarily by young adults but has become a common slang term used in various age groups. The female equivalent, though rarely used, is dudette.





Dude is, under certain circumstances, gender-neutral. Mostly used by young men it has also evolved to be used by female members of the society.[1] "Dude" may also be used alone in a sentence denoting a feeling of surprise, happiness, disappointment, amazement or other emotions.[2] The word might also be used practically anywhere in a sentence in order to convey such sentiments in conversation. The cadence, volume and length of the word is also used to denote the feeling, such as a clipped "dude" for irritation, or a long "duuude" for amusement, surprise, or wonder.





Other, older definitions of dude exist; a particularly well-dressed male or one who is unfamiliar with life outside a large city. These definitions may go hand-in-hand, hence the phrased definition "An Easterner in the West" (United States).[3]





One of the earliest books to use the word was The Home and Farm Manual, written by Jonathan Periam in 1883. In that work, Periam used the term dude several times to denote an ill-bred and ignorant, but ostentatious, man from the city.








Dude has nothing to do with any part of an elephant!
Reply:The term dude is an American English slang word generally used informally to address a male individual,








The female equivalent, though rarely used, is dudette.








"Dude" may also be used alone in a sentence denoting a feeling of surprise, happiness, disappointment, amazement or other emotions.





The cadence, volume and length of the word is also used to denote the feeling, such as a clipped "dude" for irritation, or a long "duuude" for amusement, surprise, or wonder.





I dont think that dude means an elephant.


ohhhhhhhhhh........am sorry!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:It is actually a slang word for the term male in America. Dudette is the female corresponding word for dude. The word 'Dude' started first in a book.
Reply:I read somewhere that i was made up by someone on a T.V show..


Formed from the words "dud" and "rude".





I could be wrong.


Elephants foot sounds pretty convincing to me.
Reply:a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner or sometimes used informally as a term of address %26lt;hey, dude, what's up%26gt;
Reply:I was told that it was a infected butt hair on a elephant