Dude (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Dude" in English language version.

Last modified: 15:05:37, 14 April 2026 (UTC)

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1614web.archive.org

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43merriam-webster.com

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22uncp.edu

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22slate.com

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22doi.org

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22jstor.org

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21good.is

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11nysun.com

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11thefreedictionary.com

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11books.google.com

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11h2g2.com

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11reference.com

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11youtube.com

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bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

"Dude! We are going to energise the country". BBC News. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

books.google.com (Global: 3^rd place; English: 3^rd place)

Heicher, Kathy (June 4, 2013). Eagle County Characters: Historic Tales of a Colorado Mountain Valley. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781614239505. Archived from the original on March 14, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Google Books.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

travel.cnn.com

Ehrlich, Richard (March 20, 2013). "The man who founded a religion based on 'The Big Lebowski'". CNN Travel. CNN. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Robert Knoll (1952). "The meanings and etymologies of dude". American Speech. 27 (1): 20–22. doi:10.2307/453362. JSTOR 453362.
Hill, Richard A. (1994). "You've Come a Long Way, Dude: A History". American Speech. 69 (3): 321–327. doi:10.2307/455525. JSTOR 455525.

good.is (Global: low place; English: low place)

Peters, Mark (April 25, 2010). "The History of the "Dude"". GOOD Worldwide, Inc. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

h2g2.com (Global: 9,307^th place; English: 5,970^th place)

Ltd, Not Panicking (October 29, 1999). "h2g2 - The Word 'Dude' - Edited Entry". h2g2.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.

jstor.org (Global: 23^rd place; English: 15^th place)

Robert Knoll (1952). "The meanings and etymologies of dude". American Speech. 27 (1): 20–22. doi:10.2307/453362. JSTOR 453362.
Hill, Richard A. (1994). "You've Come a Long Way, Dude: A History". American Speech. 69 (3): 321–327. doi:10.2307/455525. JSTOR 455525.

merriam-webster.com (Global: 425^th place; English: 373^rd place)

"Dude, Def. 2 – The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary". Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
"Definition". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
"GANDY DANCER Definition & Meaning". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved April 13, 2026.

npr.org (Global: 114^th place; English: 75^th place)

Raz, Guy (May 25, 2008). "The Dude: A Little Lebowski, Alive in All of Us". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

nysun.com (Global: 4,314^th place; English: 2,512^th place)

Bryk, William (June 22, 2005). "King of the Dudes". The New York Sun. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2008.

reference.com (Global: 1,491^st place; English: 1,468^th place)

dictionary.reference.com

"Redneck" Archived May 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Dictionary.com.

slate.com (Global: 409^th place; English: 260^th place)

Okrent, Arika (November 5, 2013). "Mystery Solved: The Etymology of Dude". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
Swansburg, John (January 28, 2008). "Dude! How great are those new Bud Light ads?". Slate. Archived from the original on March 13, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008.

thefreedictionary.com (Global: 1,251^st place; English: 1,161^st place)

idioms.thefreedictionary.com

"duded up", McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2002, archived from the original on February 4, 2013, retrieved October 10, 2012

uncp.edu (Global: low place; English: low place)

Winona Bullard; Shirley Johnson; Jerkeshea Morris; Kelly Fox; Cassie Howell. "Slang". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013.
Howell, Cassie. "Examples of Slang". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2012.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Dude, Def. 2 – The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary". Merriam-Webster. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
Winona Bullard; Shirley Johnson; Jerkeshea Morris; Kelly Fox; Cassie Howell. "Slang". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013.
Bryk, William (June 22, 2005). "King of the Dudes". The New York Sun. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
Okrent, Arika (November 5, 2013). "Mystery Solved: The Etymology of Dude". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
"duded up", McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2002, archived from the original on February 4, 2013, retrieved October 10, 2012
Heicher, Kathy (June 4, 2013). Eagle County Characters: Historic Tales of a Colorado Mountain Valley. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781614239505. Archived from the original on March 14, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Google Books.
Ltd, Not Panicking (October 29, 1999). "h2g2 - The Word 'Dude' - Edited Entry". h2g2.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
"Redneck" Archived May 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Dictionary.com.
Howell, Cassie. "Examples of Slang". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
Peters, Mark (April 25, 2010). "The History of the "Dude"". GOOD Worldwide, Inc. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
Raz, Guy (May 25, 2008). "The Dude: A Little Lebowski, Alive in All of Us". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
Ehrlich, Richard (March 20, 2013). "The man who founded a religion based on 'The Big Lebowski'". CNN Travel. CNN. Archived from the original on March 24, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
Swansburg, John (January 28, 2008). "Dude! How great are those new Bud Light ads?". Slate. Archived from the original on March 13, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
"Dude! We are going to energise the country". BBC News. Archived from the original on July 23, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

search.worldcat.org

Okrent, Arika (November 5, 2013). "Mystery Solved: The Etymology of Dude". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Archived from the original on October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2017.

youtube.com (Global: 13^th place; English: 14^th place)

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Dude (English Wikipedia)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

books.google.com (Global: 3rd place; English: 3rd place)

cnn.com (Global: 36th place; English: 26th place)

travel.cnn.com

doi.org (Global: 2nd place; English: 2nd place)

good.is (Global: low place; English: low place)

h2g2.com (Global: 9,307th place; English: 5,970th place)

jstor.org (Global: 23rd place; English: 15th place)

merriam-webster.com (Global: 425th place; English: 373rd place)

npr.org (Global: 114th place; English: 75th place)

nysun.com (Global: 4,314th place; English: 2,512th place)

reference.com (Global: 1,491st place; English: 1,468th place)