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In Reply to: RE: Girls calling each other "Dude" posted by nyctc7 on May 01, 2008 at 15:42:09
From Merriam-=Webster:
Main Entry: dude
Pronunciation: \ˈdüd also ˈdyüd\
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1883
1: a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner : dandy
2: a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range; especially : an Easterner in the West
3: fellow, guy sometimes used informally as a term of address
Based on the information you provided, the use in question might actually match definition #2.
-Pete
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