dude † [origin unknown] This word has had many subtle meanings, almost all of them derogatory and often connoting distrust on the part of the user. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 n. — Esp. West
a non-westerner or a newly-arrived settler who affects stylish eastern clothes.
2 n.
a dandy; an elegant person, or one who affects elegance; snob.
3 n.
an inexperienced person; greenhorn.