Anyone else still say "Dude"?

[u/HapaHawaii]

49 f here. I have a degree in English Lit and try and dress like a Ralph Lauren/St. John catalog. I use "dude" all the time to this day.

I wouldn't use it in a professional environment, but definitely use it when talking within my close social circle.

"Dude" just fits so many situations perfectly.

Dude??= are you nuts?

Dude!!!= its been 10 years since we last met.

Dude...=Two cars collide right in front of you. Everyone in the vehicles gets out safely and then both cars explode.

Edit: Dude, you guys fucking rock.

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[u/Mikal_Rillo89]

Me

[u/Napkins4EVA]

All the time. Even at work. I probably get some confused looks but haven’t really noticed much.

[u/6ixTek]

Dude!

[u/meatheadmommy]

Late 40s here and almost definitely say dude on a daily basis. I agree, it has far too many uses to be cut from my vernacular🤷‍♀️

[u/blottymary]

Yup, even say it to my boyfriend LOL and I’m 39F

[u/Outrageous_Act585]

Dude.

[u/Competitive_Toe_8837]

Dude, always. Unfortunately it even slips out in professional settings- but- I guess that makes me a Gen X human.

[u/Kcidobor]

I use it on the daily

[u/affemannen]

Yes

[u/RealDealz5150]

SWEET

[u/Reformedstabbing → u/RealDealz5150]

But what does mine say???

[u/Mike_in_San_Pedro]

Dude.

[u/WuttinTarnathan]

All the time, in any kind of situation.

[u/deserttitan]

1. I still say dude. Try to catch myself sometimes, especially in professional situations. I’m in Phoenix, Arizona.

[u/Barry_Vigoda]

All the time.

[u/wiegie]

Yeah, I do, dude.

[u/jedburghofficial]

Dude, yes. And I think that's groovy.

[u/drewster88]

Yes. Quite a bit that you made me think

[u/AlexNae]

I mostly just say bro

[u/Initial-Flan6392]

I use it “professionally” too, with closer colleagues.

[u/FarmerDark]

My wife and I call each other dude all the time. It always kind of feels like a slip and I always think “I should’ve said ‘babe’ or something, but I think it’s when we feel most comfortable.

[u/koopz_ay]

Yep.

I've had 1 co-worker express that I should not call her dude.

Right after this our supervisor arrived at work at said "hi dudes..!". I started laughing and wouldn't explain why.

Left that one for her.

[u/Mysterious_Elk_8972]

I say it constantly. Numerous times a day, everyday.

[u/Ryforge20]

Or the el duderino, if you’re not into the whole brevity thing.

[u/BoredomFestival]

Dude. What?

[u/Dazzling-Duck-8842]

To my kids, to my husband.

The younger version is bruh. It will have the same longevity

[u/_princesscannabis]

My dog’s nickname is dude… i say it about a hundred times a day just to him, never mind in normal life

[u/MikeHoncho85]

[u/perseidot → u/MikeHoncho85]

As a fellow grew-up-in-California Gen Xer, I wholeheartedly concur with that dude.

[u/Big_Statistician2566]

Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

[u/simmonsfield → u/Big_Statistician2566]

It’s a lot uh, This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And, uh, a lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head.

[u/Big_Statistician2566 → u/simmonsfield]

Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, and stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger 'til it goes "click."

[u/a1fundude]

I just need to find my car dude!

[u/sqwintiez]

General word for somthing, depending to tone so yeah, me and my friends still do

[u/distant_diva]

yes!!!!

[u/Own_Magician8337]

I'm a hardcore feminist but as a GenXer I deeply, viscerally, believe that "dude" and "you guys" are gender neutral.

[u/Initial-Flan6392 → u/Own_Magician8337]

And y’all

[u/skasprick]

All the time

[u/VoltaireBickle → u/skasprick]

I’m a doctor and I say Dude so yeahhh….

[u/hopelesscaribou]

Always and forever My Dude

[u/bobadefett]

Does anyone else still eat food? Does anyone else still breath air?

[u/mud_sha_sha_shark]

I use it hella.

[u/Inside_Atmosphere731]

Everyday

[u/Calm_Swing4131]

It’s just such a good word.

[u/Odd-Plankton-1711]

I do constantly! Uselly to describe a worker- pizza dude , lawn dude , bug dude , pool dude, that dude over there-

[u/karenw]

All the fucken time 🙃

[u/parisindy_writer]

I wish I didn't but I do

[u/Lexiluv2]

I still use dude and awesome alllll the time. I think it's an 80's thing lol

[u/Serious-Wallaby9539]

Dude. All the time. I work for an international company, and still work it into daily conversations at work.

How else are they going to know I’m hella cool?

[u/perseidot → u/Serious-Wallaby9539]

I moved to Oregon and lost “hella.”

In February, I took my daughter to see where I grew up. Hella came back in time to describe the fruit inspection dudes at the border. They were hella cool.

[u/udreg70]

All the time

[u/TorgoLebowski]

Yes, esp. if I've watched 'The Big Lebowski' recently.

[u/xBlackBartx]

That's gnarly

[u/audioscience]

Everyday, all day.

[u/Somewhereinbetween26]

I use "dude" all the time. Not sure if it will last with coming generations. I think "cool" will live on forever.

[u/_Vrumpus_]

The dude abides.

[u/caryn1477]

I say it all the time. Like I don't even realize I'm doing it.

[u/tnseltim]

Who doesn’t

[u/phapasyeter]

Yes, but I use the gender neutral form. " Dood".

[u/onebeard1975]

Dude

[u/gerryn]

Dude, I'm swedish and my gf is Polish, we named a teddy bear i have her (we're in our mid 40s, never go full adult), dudek - literally the dude in polish nick names :) yeah dude, we still say it ;)

[u/themissq]

You mean everyone doesn’t?

[u/TrailHawk79]

Yeah, I'm 48 and I used to say dude all the time, my dad would yell at me and say my name's dad not dude 😂 now my kids are always saying bruh and bro and I'm saying my name's dad not bruh 😂

[u/jeremiah15165]

I call my boss dude, so yeah I still say dude.

[u/Aggressive-Meats]

I didn't know people said English Lit, outside of people just saying lit. Sounds even weirder.

[u/renay04]

I'm reading this and eating ice cream. I'm done so I offer a bit of melted ice cream to my cat who splashes it on my clothes licking it off the spoon. What do I say? "Duuuuude!!!"

[u/ErmahgerdYuzername]

My kids learned to say dude, Dude for the reasons you listed. Dude…

[u/Huge_Razzmatazz_985]

Yes!

[u/Ustob]

WTF!

every single GenX i know says it just as much as 90s.

This is 101

[u/Late_Education_6224]

Every day dude.

[u/ChaosCoordinator72]

My sister and I have called each other dude since our teens. She's in my phone as Dude as well. We are 54/51!

[u/cyn00]

All the time. Even at work with kids, regardless of gender. I’m from California, everyone’s a dude.

[u/Due_Character1233]

Dude... fuck. Could mean so many different things.

[u/Soil2Bowlz → u/Due_Character1233]

Fuck dude, especially when used together.

[u/dram3]

Yup

[u/diente_de_leon]

Dude, I can still have an entire conversation with just the word "dude." I call everything dude. People regardless of gender, my cat, my dog, the inanimate object that's not cooperating with my grasp, even my own body parts such as my hair when it's refusing to obey.

[u/araquinar → u/diente_de_leon]

Same here dude

[u/AnotherDarnedThing]

Early sixties here and I still dude people.

[u/ctren27]

Dude is unremovable for me. It is how today's people use bro. And for some reason I hate Bro, but still stick with dude. I was born in 1975

[u/iiAzido]

I made a conscious decision to put it into my vocabulary and I will never let it go, dude.

[u/YoshiandAims]

Yep. So many of my peers in my friend group... it's our go to. Even my dog... he got a stern "Duude.", and a "DUDE!" Today.

[u/Appalachian_American]

Dude, I still use it.

[u/2infinitysquared]

no waaay Dude!

[u/Pristine-Tune-9974]

Every single day of my life.

[u/neveradullperson]

I say man a lot and guys

[u/Total-Meringue-5437]

https://giphy.com/gifs/xT9KVrWHdXNBoakSGY

[u/walksalot_talksalot → u/Total-Meringue-5437]

I dropped my pen earlier today and was like, dude, wtf?! (Just bc you're late 40s, doesn't mean you can't hold a pen, grow up!)

[u/No-Yak2005]

65 female here. All the freaking time dude.

[u/walksalot_talksalot → u/No-Yak2005]

Or even Duder, or el Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing

[u/corlizfinn → u/walksalot_talksalot]

Any random dude is called Dude McDude-Face

[u/walksalot_talksalot → u/corlizfinn]

esp when driving, my anger is almost always, wtf dude?!

[u/KuroKageB]

Only all the time.

[u/Low_Rest_5595]

I said it in my head when I read the title, it's the word for every occasion.

[u/lyon1967]

Ya. I'd say it's a thing. I called a cop dude the other day... I chuckled and said I mean offerice. I call the girl at the store dude. And on......and on....

[u/OlderThanIvEverBeen]

Dude is better than bro, brah, braaah, bro-ski. Still, find a new filler pronoun. It's done

[u/pagit → u/OlderThanIvEverBeen]

I used bro with my friends in the 80's. But not now. When I see people use it with random encounters, it's cringy.

An older Romanian guy I used to work used dude all the time on the jobsite.

I use "little dude" with with young kids under 5 or 6.

My best friend's uncle used to say "Howdy men," when us 10 year olds came in the door. I really liked that and use it for friend's lads.

[u/corytr → u/OlderThanIvEverBeen]

wrong, you're done. dude.

[u/Depersonalizedma]

Sometimes I catch myself calling my 77 y/o mom dude because it rolls off like “buddy” in conversation. She laughs at it bc it’s a silly fuck thing to say. She isn’t wrong lol. Sorry, ma.

[u/Mysterious_Elk_8972 → u/Depersonalizedma]

I use dude and buddy a lot also. Dude outside of work and buddy at work. I'm 52F. It'll never die.

[u/dressedtodepresss]

Probably my most used word

[u/doctor_turbo]

Dude, where’s my car?

[u/jsmoo68]

Dude, hell yes.

[u/casecrin9018]

My daughter is dude. My son is dude. My sister is dude. My husband? My BIL? My MIL? My coworker? That other coworker no one likes? The coffee table I stubbed my toe on?

All DUDE.

[u/Sp33d0J03 → u/casecrin9018]

https://youtu.be/sxI2K8_StvQ

[u/Chipsandadrink115]

I call my kids dude.

[u/corlizfinn → u/Chipsandadrink115]

Dude, same.

[u/AlabamaWinterRose]

I still say “Dude”. I’m 56 and I’ve been saying it for over 40 years. Don’t think I could stop saying it even if I tried.

[u/Doc_Widdershins]

56 year old here. “Dude” is my favorite gender neutral pronoun.

[u/walksalot_talksalot → u/Doc_Widdershins]

I truly believe it is far more gender neutral than "guys". I really want to be respectful to all and check my speech at work and with students. I prefer y'all most days, or everyone, even at 3 syllables.

If I'm feeling a bit pomp and circumstance then I'm full on ladies and gents. Sorry men, you only get 1 syllable, take one for the team, lmao.

ETA: Also, when speaking with just men, I prefer "gents" over "guys" most of the time, but I also served (US Navy 97-02) and it was common for officers and ncos to refer to their underlings and "men", "gents", or "killers" (in the USMC, lmao)

[u/stockflethoverTDS]

My 4yo says dude.

[u/Mysteries-And-More]

Definitely. I think my dog even thinks it’s one of his nicknames. 😄

[u/KingCrimsonFan]

Dude, I’m 73 and don’t know what else to call you.

[u/Braehole]

Dude, bro and sweet. 49 :) right buddy!

[u/Duran518]

Dude or dudette

[u/bloodstone2k]

🎶"Hey, dude don't call me dude"🎶

[u/willowfeather8633]

Day at the dog park. Small child, double fence, 100 lb labradoodle (the bestest boy). I don’t even remember what protocol I fucked up (no one escaped, no fights ensued. All in all it was a non issue). Well. Grandpa Downer Debbie yelled at me (i think I was having trouble with the double gates, the toddler and the young dog). I turned on his ass and spoke in my middle school teacher voice “DUDE! I am doing my very best “. This mother fucker LOST HIS MIND because I called him a dude. I was disrespectful, and had no respect for my elders . I told him he can go fuck himself. Piece of shit.

[u/WCather]

Totally, dude

[u/lexaprhoe]

I've kinda replaced "Dude" with "Girl"

[u/NitsirkLav → u/lexaprhoe]

I use both randomly.

[u/Idkwhy8154]

Yes

[u/Prior-Razzmatazz-206]

I will do in my 30's, dude and bro are intrinsically linked to my vernacular

[u/OkieDeric]

"Now, 'Dude' — that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from."

[u/Noobtacticsforlife]

These days you can never be too careful! But yes, I do.

[u/Eli_eve]

Yes. But also, I was at a dinner party a few weeks ago with several people in their 30’s and both the men and women were calling each other “dude.” It felt strange to me

[u/StrictlyRockers]

I still say dude constantly. I’m 58 and I live in Santa Cruz, California.

[u/Sailor-_-Twift]

Dude..

[u/dj_da]

/r/Dudeism

[u/Twotricx]

I say it all the time. But than again I am not native english speaker

[u/_HiWay]

Do people not...?

[u/swordquest99]

I say dude all the time. I call my brother dude. I call my daughter dude. I call my ex dude. I call my colleagues dude some times. I have a PhD.

[u/sweet_fried_plantain → u/swordquest99]

Same dude

[u/testtdk]

Constantly.

[u/dotnetdotcom]

fyi - the word "dude" comes from "doodle", as in Yankee doodle dandy. Doodle was an old-timey word for "goofy".

[u/Successful-River-232]

55 m, and yes. Dude.

[u/Ok_Initial_2063]

Dude abides.

[u/Baronvonkludge → u/Ok_Initial_2063]

Ties the sentence together dude.

[u/theresoneineverycar]

I've lived in California my whole life. I'm sure I say it every day.

[u/openedmind41]

I will NEVER NOT say dude

[u/paigeee13]

unfortunately yes

[u/Lev-chipmunks-alon7]

My dog is duder lol

[u/noideawhatisup]

Elder millennial here. Dude is everything. And yet nothing. Dude.

[u/CoffeeIcedBlack]

Yep. And “My dude” is my favorite.

[u/eljefe3030]

I call inanimate objects “dude”

[u/FlyGirlFlyHigh]

As a woman… dude is my favorite gender neutral pronoun

[u/mynamesv]

I say it the way Gen Z says bro and bruh. So, every day, multiple times a day.

[u/anselgrey]

Yep a ton! My teenage clients point out that it is one of the things that prove I am old ( like I didn’t know ) .😛

[u/Sheik787878]

Dude! I’m 49 and say it every day.

[u/flickerbirdie]

Duh

[u/Macaron1jesus]

Sure do dude! It's a great word for anything and anyone! My husband, the cat, the toaster, all dude! (makes things easier as we get older and our memory gets worse!)

[u/72vintage]

All.The.Fucking.Time.

[u/DoughnutConstant5390]

John Wayne made the word dude very popular by using it in western movies.

If it wasn't for John Wayne the word dude would not be very popular.

[u/GirlUndiscovered]

Def dude

[u/RebRenee]

49F and say “dude” all damn day. It’s a complete sentence for so many things!

[u/catdogwoman]

62, female and I'm right there with ya

[u/PokemonLadyKismet]

Not Gen X but all the time

[u/thevillagechief]

It's either Dude or Bruh! And I'm never going to utter the words Bruh. 

[u/PandoraAvatarDreams]

49 Female, yeah Dude, still do

[u/blinvest83]

Dude...all the time.

[u/dragonflygirl1961]

64 here. Yes, yes, I do.

[u/Nerdy_Crow1111]

🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

[u/Southern-Interest347]

50 F...yes! 

[u/Beachgirlroxy]

Dude, don’t call me dude.

[u/Corbeau_from_Orleans]

57m. That’s what I call my high school students. With a “Dudette” once in a while for the girls…

[u/finderintheforest]

A comic named Barry Sobel had an excellent bit on this, but I can’t find it on YouTube (& yes, I say it all the time)

[u/Dood_man_bro]

Yea, why?

[u/Existing-Loquat1760]

Dude, are you kidding me?!

[u/Silver_Breakfast7096]

All the time.

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZvaMah8FIsE5JZc3lN

[u/ialwaysforgot]

Say it to my kids everyday.

[u/GI_Chuck]

Dude...

[u/skbugco]

Dude. I use it for everything, and nobody is gonna “woke” it out of me.

[u/betterlookingbear → u/skbugco]

Brother what? Ain't nobody thinks using "dude" isn't woke. I'm Gen Z and everyone I know in my age group uses it on a daily basis.

[u/skbugco → u/betterlookingbear]

I hear ya- but I’m guessing we live in different places and different jobs. (I’m in Portland and at a teaching hospital. We’ve had inservices about this).

[u/Great-Attitude]

Still say Dude, probably always will Dude! 

[u/Gold-Stick2164]

Yeah dude!

[u/mzieber]

Allllll the time

[u/energy90]

48f. Elementary School Teacher. I say "Dude" about everything. The whole world, everything that happens in it, and all of its possessions, are "Dude."

[u/LeatherRecord2142]

I just typed it.

[u/vicquid]

What about El Dudarino? I'm not into the whole brevity thing

[u/Consistent_Bother519]

All the time

[u/widowswalk]

I'm 49 now and 6 years ago I thought that naming my supposed to be huge Pitt Bull, I adopted him to make sure he wasn't going to be slave to his size, anyway my little guy gots Dwarfism, the name that was picked was Stringa'Bell cause we figured that a name that sounded like a fairy would be chill for the neighbors, at 160 pounds that's awesome, at 37 pounds all wet, it's a boy name Sue. I guess I didn't have enough gravel in my eyes cause we changed the name to Dude Abides, Dude for short. So, I don't know if it helps but I am screaming Dude! So many times a day, in Brooklyn, I often feel like I must look like a busted version of Bill and Ted's adventure every freaking day. So a lot, to answer your question, and I am not gonna lie, your post made me feel less alone. Thank you.

[u/trixielee17]

For sure dude

[u/thbigbuttconnoisseur]

I use dude all the time and even around coworkers in professional settings. I even called my boss dude. I however won't use it with clients or interviews.

[u/Background_Lake1413]

All the time dude!!!

[u/Massive-Ant5650]

Dude! Yes!

[u/Background_Lake1413 → u/Massive-Ant5650]

What?

[u/Tupperbaby]

I'll take "dude" any day.
Reddit posters' obsession with starting every post with "Bro," "Bruh" or "Brah" makes me stabby.
(Yeah, I know what you're about to do. No, you're not clever)

[u/pwatershed]

49 f and still saying dude and man!