From: ThoML <micathom@...>
Date: 2008-05-17T22:20:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Dude?

> Although it may well be the case that meaning has changed and / or
> people use it differently.  For example, I was exposed to the term the
> first time inhttp://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/and picked up a
> slightly different meaning.

More references to look up:
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/dude

> The term dude is used to describe a friend, comrade, or an associate. It entered the mainstream from California surfer slang about 1970.
> The word originated in New York City slang of ca 1883, referring to a fastidiously sharp dresser, what the late 18th century called a 'macaroni:'

BTW I found it quite funny.