"dudess" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd(j)uːdɛs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dudess.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dudesses [plural]
Etymology: dude + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dude|ess}} dude + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} dudess (plural dudesses)
  1. A female dude.
    (dated) A cowgirl.
    Tags: dated Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-dudess-en-noun-pxLuKdf0 Disambiguation of People: 53 47
  2. A female dude.
    (colloquial) A woman, generally a younger woman, especially one who is perceived to be cool or hip.
    Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Female, People
    Sense id: en-dudess-en-noun-q27zJUib Disambiguation of Female: 43 57 Disambiguation of People: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ess Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 86 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dudette

Inflected forms

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