Meanings
nounstude (plural studes)
plural studes
- PhilippinesUSdatedslangA student.
A stude got a job in a Michigan lumber camp and was told to attach himself to a crosscut saw, the other end of which was in charge of an old lumberman.
1932, The Michigan Technic, volumes 46-47, page 241 more example
The Profs they lead a jolly life, jolly life, / They're free from every care and strife, care and strife. / They make the studes, poor studes fall into line; / I wish the Profs' soft snap were mine.
1920, Cornell Forester, volumes 1-6
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APA
stude. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stude
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“stude.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stude. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stude,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stude.
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