Meaning of dudism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The state or quality of being a dude, a man who is very concerned about his dress and appearance.
   uncountable, usually
2. (An instance of) speech or behavior typical of a dude, a young man.
   countable, uncommon, uncountable

Examples

“Aristophanes in Washington would do more than our President to grease the wheels of Civil Service Reform⟳; while a Moliere or a Beaumarchais in New York would go far to put⟳ an extinguisher upon anglomania, dudism, snobbery, and tawdry display, and to help⟳ the solution of the vexed question⟳ between labor and capital”

“While not advocating dudism or extolling sensational ornamentation, we do stand⟳ for presentability and civilized appearance in the classroom and in the dining-room, on the campus and on the streets. A military shirt can be worn with as much grace and neatness as a tuxedo, and a sweater or jersey is respectable when clean⟳.”

“Professor Allen dressed carefully, wearing well-cut, well-tailored clothes. He was, in the apparel he wore, at the edge of dudism.”

“Halifax is two days nearer Europe than Boston. […] They have⟳ a Vice-Regal court, with its dudism and low-necked dresses. They also have⟳ a few hereditary titles.”

“Everyone in the San Fernando Valley knows that the Galleria in Sherman Oaks, the setting for much of Fast Times at Ridgemont High, is the quintessential dude/Valley girl frolic zone. So where is all this leading us – to the total commercialization of dudism? Maybe a Wayne's World line of clothes from Urban Streetwear.”

“For, while it’s conceivable that the Martini is to James Bond what the White Russian—or to use⟳ the preferred dudism, the Caucasian—is to the fortuitously eponymous protagonist of the Coen brothers film The Big Lebowski, it is not so clear what impact his Belarusian leanings have⟳ had”

“Just to add⟳ to the dudism, I was now the proud owner of a Porsche 911 in which we were hacking along the A30 down to Newquay Airport”

“I soon saw⟳ Dude leaning against a head shop⟳ taking the sun. I opted to run⟳ into him—been a long time since I had been fed a Dudism.”

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