The dude map: How Americans refer to their bros - Quartz - http://qz.com/316906...
Feb 27, 2015
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Iván Abrego,
Jenny H.,
Lucretia, my reflection ൠ,
Greg GuitarBuster,
Back to just Joe,
Mrs. Alix May,
MisterQ,
Micah,
Aldo Oldo,
imabonehead,
Jennifer Dittrich,
John (bird whisperer),
Maitani,
and
bentley
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I never expected large parts of Texas to be devoid of "dude".
- Amit Patel
They seem to be missing an east coast equivalent, at least in the purple maps.
- John (bird whisperer)
Given that "dude" started out as a term cowboys used for city slickers (as in "dude ranch"), maybe it didn't migrate to the other meaning because it was still being used for the old meaning.
- Spidra Webster
Do you even dude, bro?
- Micah
Gentleman from Odessa...because a gentleman in Odessa would be a real SOB anywhere else.
- Greg GuitarBuster
As a native Texan, I vote for 'hoss'.
- Greg GuitarBuster
Heh, I wonder if "dude" is one of the first reappropriated insults :D I remember watching an episode of "Maverick" where it had the even older connotation that was akin to "metrosexual" - The Etymology of Dude - Slate - 2013 Nov 5 http://www.slate.com/blogs...
- Victor Ganata