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# dude

Gen X[#social](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/social/)

**Meaning.** An informal term for a person, or an exclamation of surprise or emphasis.

See it in a sentence

Dude, you will not believe what happened.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [blud](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/blud/),[boi](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/boi/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X · this one

    dude,[homie](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/homie/)

- Boomer

    [man](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/man/)

- Plain English

    informal term for a person, or an exclamation of surprise or emphasis

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## Related slang

- [drag](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/drag/): To mock, criticize, or publicly humiliate someone.
- [dragged](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/dragged/): Publicly mocked, criticized, or thoroughly roasted.
- [eepy](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/eepy/): Eepy is a lighthearted term that conveys feeling sleepy, sluggish, or low-energy.
- [fam](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/fam/): Close friends treated like family; used as a friendly term of address.

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