I demand to know why I can’t say Dude anymore! Who say’s it is outdated (other than everyone younger than me)?! Really? I mean, dude, come on it’s as American as all those other Americanisms.

All the same every time I see someone on FB write that there is a disclaimer in parenthesis apologizing for the use of such a dinosaur of a word.

Of course I spent an hour trying to explain to an 18 year old the other day about the post office and how to send a letter. Who hasn’t heard of S.W.A.K?! Clearly, she hadn’t. But I digress.

Honestly think about what a great word it is. I mean supposedly Eskimo’s have a zillion (that is a rough estimate because I didn’t want to look it up) different words that all mean “snow”. Dude is the American snow. Hmm, ok dude isn’t the American snow. It’s kind of the opposite. My point is, in my humble opinion, you can say so much with one word.

You let your cat piss on my shirt?! = Dude.
Na, we’re cool. = Dude.
OMG! I KNOW!!!! = DUDE!
That was harsh. = Dude.
I can’t say that because it makes me old?! = Dude?
I need a beer. = Dude.

I know if you are an American you put the correct inflection on each of those. Don’t deny it. I would know it for the lie it would be.

I can see outdating words like “shucks” or “golly gee willikers”. But “Dude”? No way.