[Ads-l] Antedating of "Dude" (OED Sense 2)

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sun Apr 20 23:23:59 UTC 2025


dude (OED, 2., 1884)

1883 Bismarck (N.D.) 11 May 2/6 (Newspapers.com)

Bismarck has at last been honored with the presence within her gates of a genuine Eastern "dude."

Fred Shapiro

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