See Also: polyandrian(medicine)

dude (iou) and polyandrian (medicine)


dude (iou)



dude noun & verb. [du:d, dju:d] slang (orig. US). L19.
[Prob. from German dial. = fool (cf. Low German dudenkop 'stupid head').]
A. noun.
1. A fastidious, aesthetic person; a dandy, a fop. slang. L19.
2. A holiday-maker in the western US, esp. one who holidays on a ranch; a tenderfoot. L19.
3. A fellow, a guy. E20.
Comb.: dude ranch a ranch which provides Entertainment for tourists etc.
B. verb intrans. & refl. Dress oneself (up) as or like a dude. L19.
dudess,
dudine [du:'di:n, dju:-] nouns a female dude L19.
dudish adjective characteristic of a dude; foppish: L19.

polyandrian (medicine)


polyandrian
<botany> Polyandrous.

Source: Websters Dictionary