Meanings
proper nounDudek (plural Dudeks)
plural Dudeks
- A surname from Polish or Slovak.
On Feb. 10, on the third floor of the Social Security Administration’s Baltimore-area headquarters, Leland Dudek unfurled a 4-foot-wide roll of paper that extended to 20 feet in length.
2025 September 8, Eli Hager, “The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security”, in ProPublica
Origin
- Polish and SlovakDudek
- EnglishDudek
Borrowed from Polish and Slovak Dudek.
More words from Polish and Slovak
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APA
Dudek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dudek
MLA
“Dudek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dudek. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dudek,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dudek.
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