Dudeism

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noun

An easygoing, vaguely Taoist philosophy and lifestyle inspired by the fictional character Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, as portrayed by Jeff Bridges in the Coen Brothers' 1998 film The Big Lebowski.

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Meanings

nounDudeism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn easygoing, vaguely Taoist philosophy and lifestyle inspired by the fictional character Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, as portrayed by Jeff Bridges in the Coen Brothers' 1998 film The Big Lebowski.

Origin

From dude + -ism.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Dudeism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dudeism

MLA

“Dudeism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dudeism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dudeism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dudeism.

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