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dudelets

dudelets is the plural of dudelet.

Meaning of 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
  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
  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

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Dudelets is the plural of dudelet.

Words near dudelets in the dictionary

  1. Dudeists
  2. Dudek
  3. Dudelange
  4. dudeless
  5. dudelet
  6. dudelets
  7. dudeliness
  8. dudely
  9. dudeness
  10. Dudeney
  11. duderus

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