dudelet

Noun

dudelet (plural dudelets)

1. (archaic, derogatory) An effeminate young man who strives to be fashionable; a dandy.
   • Yes, the bullfrog is a-croaking And the dudelet is a-smoking1903, Ambrose Bierce, “To a Summer Poet”, in Shapes of Clay
   • Do we want a citizen soldiery composed of such men as those who, since 1794, have served in the ranks of the Gordon Highlanders, or composed of such men as the Gardeners of Japan, who wrested Port Arthur from the Russians, or do we want to depend on a national militia of citizen soldiers enrolled...1915, George Hebard Maxwell, Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace, →ISBN

   Synonyms:

   cockney, pansy, bading, big girl's blouse, cot-quean, cupcake, fakaleiti, fairy, femboy, gentleman

2. A young boy, especially one who is fashionable or popular.
   • At first the dudelet, Taking a dash of ginger in his lemonade ; Then the older dude, with his small salary.1890, William T. Hall, The Turnover Club, page 25
   • But now and then a dudelet who is new to the ways of the world pauses for a moment at the glittering windows, and is lost.1892, Life - Volume 20, page 348
3. (archaic) A fashionable young woman.
   • Dude and Dudelet on the beach, Upon the beach so sandy. The Dude, he wooed ; the Dudelet cooed, And nibbled Maillard's candy.1883, The Harvard Lampoon - Volume 5, Issue 5, page 42
   • In marriage, let frivolous and light-minded women gravitate to inferior men; and let the " Dude" mate with the "Dudelet." But I insist that pure and noble women shall be saved from marriage with impure and ignoble men.1883, Dio Lewis's Monthly - Volume 1, page 37

   Synonyms:

   dandizette, quaintrelle, dandyess