dudish

[ doo-dish, dyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Origin of dudish¹

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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