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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