Does anyone else hate being called 'Dude'?

[B_Hung Jon]

I think "dude" gets pretty old quick but I have a harder time with "no problem" in response to being thanked. For example when you buy something & say "thanks", the person says "no problem". Hey it shouldn't be a fucking problem; it's your job. Sorry for the rant.

 

[str82fcuk]

I didn't know about the ranch origin of the word before - I always thought it was a surfer thing originally

I dont mind being called dude but I only use it for like cool dudes who I either like or respect in some way and tend not to use it for older fogies like man just be cool dude kay :tongue:

I like being called 'man' or 'guy' as well ...
'mate' is ok usually ... I like that if it is coming from an australian otherwise maybe not (depends on context)

Absolutely cannot abide anyone calling me 'buddy' or asking me how I am when we havent met yet
'baby' is only ok if we are getting sexual
and of course I have to admit that 'kiddo' is just plain contemptuous

but really man language is really like such a totally queer thing ...
I absolutely love to observe its oddities but I'm so not going to bother wasting my time gettin upset about any of it

 

[B_tallbig]

I dont have a problem with being call dude.

 

[Calboner]

I used to be annoyed by the use of the word "dude" as a casual form of address, because of its association with mentally vacuous southern-Californian types, but I have become reconciled to it to the point that I have even used the word myself in internet forums, though not elsewhere. I have never in my life used it to address someone in speech, otherwise than in jest, and never would.

 

[Pecker]

Sometimes the word expresses a complete sentence.

 

[unzipped]

I don't mind dude too much.. I do not care for "wasssssuppppp dude" all drawn out. Of course, I do not care for Sir either as it sounds old ish.. I prefer studly young man.. lol

uz

 

[dong20]

I don't hate it, but I find it rather... Waynes World (i.e. immature).

 

[D_Martin van Burden]

Just don't call me "like."

 

[b.c.]

Dude, I think maybe you make too much of it. But seriously...
As Silvertriumph said, I use it as a laid back rather informal expression of camaraderie. For me it's interchangeable with "man" or "bro" (though "man" reminds me of Cheech and Chong, which was cool stuff back then). I've been known to toss "dude" in here and there just for laffs.

Maybe it's more so about from whom the expression comes rather than the actual word, though like S.T., I don't care for "buddy" nor (for reasons apparent) "slick", "boo", and similar expressions - no matter who says them. Don't call me by my first name either (unless you're the missus).

"Jack" and "b'yon" (a twist on "bro") was something used down here (usually just before fists went flying). But, DEWD...

 

[B_Italian1]

I don't hate being called dude, but I don't actually love it. I'm neutral on it. It's one of those words that's kind of evolved into popular vocabulary as being acceptable. I still think of it as a country term. I prefer bud or buddy which are also common nowadays, but those words can often be misconstrued. Sometime a guy will call another guy bud in a demeaning manner. Words are always changing. Bad used to mean something was bad then it meant good. If someone said you dressed bad it was an insult. How it later came to be a compliment is beyond me. Not sure what it means now.

 

[Randll86]

Sometimes the word expresses a complete sentence.

Word.

 

[D_Gunther Snotpole]

Depending on the setting, I can really like being called dude.
I use it myself, a bit gingerly. A little goes a long ways.
You can work all shades of meaning into it.
Mostly, to me, it's an announcement that another, um, dude, expects a certain connection immediately from the mere fact we are of the same gender.
Well, I can easily go with that flow.
And if a woman uses it, it's usually meant humorously.
So what's not to like?
If I want to get formal, I can manage that.

 

[B_Monster]

I dont mind it at all, my dad use to tell me storys of the 1960s and all men were called dude, at least the hippies and women were called chicks, he also said "If you can remember the 60s, you werent there"!

 

[bobabooey69]

I don't mind at all, I use it a million times a day...it's a great "guy" thing.
I actually sound like this guy sometimes:

YouTube - Dude

 

[earllogjam]

I suppose it is better than being called a dud.

 

[D_Theophallus Kneedgroin]

I don't mind it if I know the person...on the rare instance when I drink way to much, I've been known to start calling everyone dude, it's very embarrassing.

 

[Mattness]

Dude, that's one of YOUR pet peeves, but mine is people who just put a city name in their profile therefore leaving it up to us to guess where on the planet they live!

gordeux2006
Member

gordeux2006 is
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Chippendale
Gender: Male
90% Gay, 10% Straight
Posts: 45

 

[Guy-jin]

I call other guys my age "dude", "man", and rarely "baby" in a social environment.

If it upset them, I wouldn't call them it.

Then again, chances are I wouldn't be friends with someone wound so tight that being called "dude" upset him.

 

[juice]

Your a cool dude

You're.

/ends grammar nazism

 

[gordeux2006]

Well it's Sydney, Australia, Chippendale is a suburb, I've tried to edit my profile to no avail but that's what I entered when I joined up.