Dudette
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A girl or woman, especially a masculine one. humorous, often, slang
"It's an album [by George Strait] with ballads and toe-tappers for those "dudes and dudettes" reminiscing about high school football games, family and life over a cold beer."
- 2 A cowgirl, especially a tenderfoot. slang
"Most memorable thing about the first branding work a dude or a dudette witnesses is likely to be the heart-rending " BAWR- R-R-R-R!" of the calf or other animal under the hot iron."
- 3 A cowboy's wife, or a woman who moves out west with the intention of marrying a cowboy. slang
"I'll be cow—hooked if she ain't the best looking thing that's come over the mountains since I married my own dudette!"
- 4 A girl or woman who is noted for being tough or capable.
"Maddy was a dainty and feminine tomboy with a disposition both loving and tough as nails. She was a “dudette” and a debutant. What could have been clashing opposites were perfectly blended in her."
Example
More examples"It's an album [by George Strait] with ballads and toe-tappers for those "dudes and dudettes" reminiscing about high school football games, family and life over a cold beer."
Etymology
From dude + -ette.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.