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dudish

American  
[doo-dish, dyoo-] / ˈdu dɪʃ, ˈdyu- /

adjective

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


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Etymology

Origin of dudish

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

Example Sentences

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Photograph: Jeff Vespa/WireImage Is there a cooler actor than Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish thesp extraordinaire and the man so dudish Paul Bettany named his son after him?

From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2012

When Populists roughed up dudish Editor White on the street, he reacted in an editorial broadside, What's the Matter with Kansas?

From Time Magazine Archive

Englishmen remembered him from his Cambridge days when his tall, dandified figure, complete with tightly furled umbrella and dudish Edwardian jacket, was a familiar sight, in Mayfairs poshest bars.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tom expected to see Tubbs that evening, but the dudish student kept out of sight.

From The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice by Richards, Dick

Tubbs' dudish ways did not strike him very favorably.

From The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice by Richards, Dick