"dudette" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d(j)uːˈdɛt/ Audio: En-au-dudette.ogg Forms: dudettes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From dude + -ette. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dude|ette|id2=female}} dude + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} dudette (plural dudettes)
  1. (slang, often humorous) A girl or woman. Tags: humorous, often, slang
    Sense id: en-dudette-en-noun-JIO5cAJN
  2. (slang) A cowgirl, especially a tenderfoot. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People Translations (female equivalent of dude): ulino (Esperanto), ulo (Esperanto), gella [feminine] (Icelandic), kerlino (Ido), kerlo (Ido), чуви́ха (čuvíxa) [feminine] (Russian), паца́нка (pacánka) [feminine] (Russian), tía [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-dudette-en-noun-V7JGwjkF Disambiguation of People: 0 60 19 21 Disambiguation of 'female equivalent of dude': 0 70 18 12
  3. (slang) A cowboy's wife, or a woman who moves out west with the intention of marrying a cowboy. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-dudette-en-noun-hmTo04pO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ette (female), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 12 81 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ette (female): 3 35 53 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 13 75 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 9 83 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 6 88 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 4 10 79 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 4 21 65 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 3 9 82 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 10 79 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 9 83 5
  4. A girl or woman who is noted for being tough or capable.
    Sense id: en-dudette-en-noun-mzidSfi3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dudess

Inflected forms

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