Dude!
If you enjoy etymology and the peculiarities of North American slang, you may enjoy this post about the evolution of the word "dude":
Dude! by Allan Metcalf
http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2013/10/21/dude/?cid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en
From the Brooklyn Sunday Eagle for April 22, 1883:
“What is the dude, papa?” she said, with sweet, inquiring eyes,
And to the knowledge seeking maid, her daddy thus replies:
A weak mustache, a cigarette, a thirteen button vest,
A curled rim hat-a minaret-two watch chains cross the breast.
A pair of bangs, a lazy drawl, a lackadaisy air;
For gossip at the club or ball, some little past “affair.”
Two pointed shoes, two spindle shanks, complete the nether charms;
And follow fitly in the ranks, the two bow legged arms.
An empty head, a buffoon’s sense, a poising attitude;
“By Jove” “Egad!” “But aw” “Immense!”
All these make up the dude. This entry was originally posted at http://zizi-west.dreamwidth.org/66141.html. Please comment there using OpenID.
Dude! by Allan Metcalf
http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2013/10/21/dude/?cid=cr&utm_source=cr&utm_medium=en
From the Brooklyn Sunday Eagle for April 22, 1883:
“What is the dude, papa?” she said, with sweet, inquiring eyes,
And to the knowledge seeking maid, her daddy thus replies:
A weak mustache, a cigarette, a thirteen button vest,
A curled rim hat-a minaret-two watch chains cross the breast.
A pair of bangs, a lazy drawl, a lackadaisy air;
For gossip at the club or ball, some little past “affair.”
Two pointed shoes, two spindle shanks, complete the nether charms;
And follow fitly in the ranks, the two bow legged arms.
An empty head, a buffoon’s sense, a poising attitude;
“By Jove” “Egad!” “But aw” “Immense!”
All these make up the dude. This entry was originally posted at http://zizi-west.dreamwidth.org/66141.html. Please comment there using OpenID.