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Definition of Dudish
1. a. Like, or characterized of, a dude.
Definition of Dudish
1. Adjective. (dated) Like a dude or dandy; foppish; fastidious about personal appearance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dudish
1. resembling a dude (a dandy) [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dudish
Literary usage of Dudish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Magazine of History with Notes and Queries (1906)
"In the phrase of the bounding West, these mischievous girls made life exceedingly
wearisome for the dudish State Auditor. On the appearance of the last poem ..."
2. Slander and Defamation of Character: The Great Crimes of the Nineteenth Century by Thomas D Worrall (1884)
"Dr. BLACK: "Well, I've just had a talk with Dr. WHITE, and he s>iyr< that he is
a dudish fellow, who failed in practice in New York, and came out here under ..."
3. Man and the State, Studies in Applied Sociology: Popular Lectures and by Brooklyn Ethical Association (1892)
"A dudish hunter went out into the woods ... morning with his equally dudish dog
and started a wolf. An hour after, meeting a grim old farmer, ..."
4. Horne's Pennsylvania German Manual: How Pennsylvania German is Spoken and by Abraham Reeser Horne (1905)
"... ‘S hilt nein heit, Un heist Ola leit. ize dudish lady, wants to drive, When
she wants to ride she has no horse, And if she must walk, she is too lazy. ..."
5. Our Animal Friends: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1894)
"He is a young one, as you may see by his callow look, scrawny neck, and dudish
carriage. You did not know there were robin dudes, did you ? ..."
6. Acres of Diamonds by Russell Herman Conwell, Robert Shackleton (1915)
"Oh, the weak and dudish creature that can't see over its collar! It makes a person
weak to see these little dudes standing around the corners and saying, ..."
7. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1916)
"He has no sentiment beyond a dudish and pompous admiration for himself, and he
covets every hen he sees. He will stand for hours in a small, sunny place, ..."
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