His given name is Jeffrey Lebowski, but the ultra-relaxed California hipster at the center of the film The Big Lebowski calls himself simply the Dude. We first meet him at midnight, walking down the ...

For any child of the '80s or '90s, the word "dude" conjures up a specific vibe: a laid-back, California surfer-skater — perhaps drinking a white Russian — unbothered (or maybe unaware) of the pressing ...

Over the decades, dudes have been fops, ‘dandified dilettantes,’ cool guys and surfers. By Sarah Diamond In Word Through The Times, we trace how one word or phrase has changed throughout the history ...