[Ads-l] Antedating of "Dude" (Eastern)

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sun Apr 20 17:23:56 UTC 2025


dude (OED, 2., 1884)

1883 Sunday Oregonian 15 Apr. 4/1 (Newspapers.com)

The eastern 'dude' is evidently looked upon as being worth preserving as a harmless curiosity.

Fred Shapiro

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