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137. Dude

The Allusionist

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Dude in Film and Television

Through the 19 thirties and forties, mexican amer an pachuchos and black zout suitors took to using the word dude as an in group term. It made its way from there into the broader culture through black music. Till about the 19 fifties, dude still had this connotation of a person out of place, or a tourist trying to dress like a local and failing. Then somehow it became cool. Perhaps thanks to 19 60 surf culture, perhaps thanks to movies.

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