Dude of honor, Manmaid; Dude (1881)

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DUDE OF HONOR, MANMAID

DUDE OF HONOR--15 Google hits, 6 Google Groups hits
MANMAID--270 Google hits, 125 Google Groups hits


It was in today's Wall Street Journal, but dude, you can read it for free on
the web.


http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny-wsj--dudeofhonor0810aug10,0,52
94853.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire

Best woman and dude of honor join wedding parties
By MARY KISSEL
The Wall Street Journal

August 10, 2004, 9:11 AM EDT

At a prewedding trip to Amy's Nails Plus in Pittsford, N.Y., Gregg Snyder, 24
years old, joined four bridesmaids and the bride-to-be for a manicure and
pedicure. Although he declined the nail polish _ and a waxing _ Mr. Snyder did
everything else the women did, because he was a bridesmaid, too. Bridesman,
rather.

He enjoyed the hand rub, the foot rub and the vibrating chair. And he spent
three or four hours in the salon, chatting.

When the June bride, Kimberly Noye Rice _ a college friend of Mr. Snyder's _
requested his services, Mr. Snyder says, he "felt lucky to be considered one
of Kimmy's best friends, and even more lucky to be part of her bridal wedding
party, rather than with the groomsmen, whom I don't know well." Mr. Snyder, who
works for the nonprofit Boston Private Industry Council, also co-hosted the
bridal shower at a winery in Massachusetts.

This sort of arrangement, while still unusual, is becoming more common. And
grooms are calling on women friends to stand up for them, too. TheKnot.com, a
wedding-planning Web site, estimates that 9 percent of engaged couples are
considering opposite-sex attendants, up from just a trickle a few years ago.

For the bridesman, sometimes called "dude of honor," "manmaid," or "honor
attendant," feeling comfortable around a bunch of women isn't necessarily all
that difficult. And in the age of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and the
so-called metrosexual (defined by one wag as "men who moisturize"), all the primping
and posing might not be foreign to a guy's experience. But here, too, there
are unknowns.
(...)

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DUDE

There are a lot of bad pre-1883 hits on the databases, but this one was
interesting.

(WWW.NEWSPAPERARCHIVE.COM)
Allen County Democrat Thursday, February 10, 1881 Lima, Ohio
...is not needed iu this case, as "DUDE" is well known by all, and as he..
Pg. 5, col. 4:
_A New Man at the Helm._
P. C. Collons, the dashing and handsome "Dude" of everybody's acquaintance,
has bought out Wm. Lipfet's saddlery and harness shop, and in the future will
be found in charge of the concern. An introduction or recommendation to our
citizens is not needed in this case, as :Dude: is well known by all, and as he
has served a full term at the trade and thoroughly understands his business, and
his experience has been such as to make him conversant with the wants of our
farmers.

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WHERE DID BARRY POPIK GO FOR DINNER TONIGHT?--Village Mingala Burmese
Cuisine, 21 East 7th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues).

WHERE DID BARRY POPIK GO FOR DIINER LAST NIGHT?--Afghan Kebab House #2,
Second Avenue at 70th Street.

WHERE WILL BARRY POPIK GO FOR DINNER TOMORROW NIGHT?--Osama's "Pak" Shack?