dudette

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A girl or woman, especially a masculine one.

   • 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. 2

   A cowgirl, especially a tenderfoot.

   • 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.
   • "Dudettes" in cowgirl outfits combed the business district of Phoenix
   • The dudettes met their horses that morning.
3. 3

   A cowboy's wife, or a woman who moves out west with the intention of marrying a cowboy.

   • 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!
   • Saturday evening, March 11, the Dudettes (wives and sweethearts of the Jaycees ) will give their annual all- Western dance at Bud Brown's Barn.
   • Visiting dudettes found the shy man of the land irresistible.
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   1. 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.

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• synonymdudess