dudette

Noun

dudette (plural dudettes)

1. (humorous, often, slang) A girl or woman, especially a masculine one.
   • It's an album [by George Strait] with ballads and toe-tappers for those "dudes and dudettes" reminiscing about high school football games, family and life over a cold beer.2015 September 23, Kimberly Pierceall, “Strait releases new album, will play Las Vegas in 2016”, in Associated Press, reproduced on Yahoo! Music
   • As my (metal) knees set off all the security thingies, I am subjected to touchy, feely sessions—usually by a dudette with fat, sweaty hands—before being allowed to wait at the gate for hour after hour. The Joy Of Watching Hockey It is a lovely fall.2013, Judy Faust, Punch Faust, The MOTs File: Memories, Observations, and Thoughts, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 88
2. (slang) A cowgirl, especially a tenderfoot.
   • Most memorable thing about the first branding work a dude or a dudette witnesses is likely to be the heart-rending " BAWR- R-R-R-R!" of the calf or other animal under the hot iron.1940, Oren Arnold, John Prentiss Hale, Hot irons: heraldry of the range
   • "Dudettes" in cowgirl outfits combed the business district of Phoenix1944, Minute Man
3. (slang) A cowboy's wife, or a woman who moves out west with the intention of marrying a cowboy.
   • I'll be cow—hooked if she ain't the best looking thing that's come over the mountains since I married my own dudette!1941, Travel
   • Saturday evening, March 11, the Dudettes (wives and sweethearts of the Jaycees ) will give their annual all- Western dance at Bud Brown's Barn.1949, Arizona Cattlelog
4. A girl or woman who is noted for being tough or capable.
   • Maddy was a dainty and feminine tomboy with a disposition both loving and tough as nails. She was a “dudette” and a debutant. What could have been clashing opposites were perfectly blended in her.2013, Sam Kauffman, MADDY - Courage and Heart: Life Lessons From a Puppy Handbook, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 138