dudish

[ doo-dish, dyoo- ]

adjective

1. resembling or characteristic of a dude, as in manner or appearance.

Other Words From

• dudish·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dudish¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; dude + -ish ¹

Example Sentences

No other boy of their acquaintance was so dudish or comic in dress and manner.

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"Perhaps if you see it you'll believe it more readily, ye know," remarked the dudish cadet.

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"Oh, Rover, I really believe you are poking fun at that necktie," returned the dudish student.

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The dudish student was marched in and made to take a seat on a board which had been placed on two chairs.

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And then there was a general laugh, at the recollection of a joke that had once been played on the dudish college student.

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