{"era":"current","word":"dude","meaning":"person (informal); formerly city dandy","children":[{"era":"1880s","word":"dude","meaning":"overdressed city man; dandy","children":[{"era":"1870s","word":"dude","meaning":"fool, overdressed person","children":[],"language":"Uncertain — possibly Low German or English dialectal"}],"language":"American English slang"}],"language":"Modern English"}