Is the word "dude" derogatory?

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It seems like whenever someone says it, they are being a dick.

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Depends on the tone of voice and context.

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I say it all the time to my buddies. It, I suppose, depends on the context of it, but Iā€™ve always used it nicely.

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Iā€™ve never heard it used in a derogatory manner, though it can be used disapprovingly. ā€œWTF Dude?ā€

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Same here. Youā€™ve got it right.

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Itā€™s only derogatory when you yell that at the cat to get off the counter. Cats donā€™t like being called dudes.

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In no way are people being insulted by being called dudes no
Only cats

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ā€œDuuuuudeā€ā€¦as in berating someoneā€¦haha reminded me.

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Just the other day, I told my cat: dude, you got issues and he spat a chicken nugget back in my face.

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You can call a male human a dude and in that sense be implying that he is involved in certain masculine identity politics
Like ā€œhes such a dudeā€

Weird word, dude. It means cowboy.

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Lol i havent thought about thjs show ina min

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It is not derogatory to me but I dont mind if someone corrected me if I used the word. I can use other words. No problem.

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d000000d.

r00d.

hmphā€¦

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I canā€™t stand that slang. Itā€™s definitely evolved and can be used in so many ways.

Personally i donā€™t like slangs in general. I donā€™t like cool speak.

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What does that mean. But you sound cool.

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Freelunch is taking the night off for using a racial slur.

That word is derived from a longer insulting term for black people. White folks do not get to use AAVE (African-American Vernacular English) without it being appropriaton at best, racism at worst.

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Iā€™m from Florida and we all use this word in passing conversation. Then again, itā€™s also connected to life down here. Sometimes people can definitely say it and mean it in a rude way, but it depends on the situation.

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It wasnā€™t back in the nineties. It was just a casual, friendly word. It wasnā€™t even gendered. My granddad used to call my mom and her sisters ā€œdude.ā€ He called me ā€œdudeā€ as well. Some people changed ā€œdudeā€ to ā€œdudetteā€ for females, but that was optional.

Nowadays I imagine it offends some people for being gendered? Thatā€™s my only guess. Still seems tame.

Also I agree appropriating AAVE is lame, but thatā€™s what a lot of Gen Z slang is unfortunately.

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