A nice short film from Arika Okrent, on the evolution of one of our most useful words, from its specific origins to the broad usage of modern days.
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3 Thoughts on "The "Hipster" of the 1880s: Evolution of the Word "Dude""
Well, any major dude will tell you… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUtZ2J6rNDw
Love that you tagged it Little Lebowski Urban Achievers! The Dude abides.
You can read more about the usage of the word “dude” in this article from American Speech (2004, #79.3) by Scott F. Kiesling: