Dude ... Who is this?

Earlier, probably, even in the days of my childhood, people often used this word. And now, you look, they start to think. "Dude ... Who is this, actually?" - they are puzzled. Of course, because now other definitions are popular, including jargon, denoting people, constantly concerned about their appearance and the fact that "there is absolutely nothing to wear." However, the term is still not dead, and let's think about its meaning. What does the word "dude" mean? Yes, simply "pigeon", if you literally translate it from French. And what will his etymology tell us? Why dove? Probably, because these birds like to show off and show off their lovely feathers. Although peacocks do it better, but for some reason this word has become popular in Russian. Thus, this person loves to represent, to show off. This is the real dude. "Who is this?" - in admiration, as he obviously imagines himself, should ask others. In fact, in the very definition, there is a certain contemptuous disapproval. Why? Perhaps this is due to the mannerisms and some "theatricality", with which this character presents himself.

So, let's try to identify components of this type, like a dude. Who is it? Well, of course, man. Then, he should have the appropriate attire, but not only. The way he or she behaves, speaks, addresses to associates - all this in a certain "ostentatious" style. And it's not just about a person who is accustomed to dress with taste or speaks like a snob. Everything in it must give out some kind of excess, beating over the edge. He seems to be trying to show that he is much taller and more sophisticated than any other society, and society, accordingly, answers him with an ironically sarcastic attitude.

It is interesting that not every person who loves to dress for show causes such a negative reaction. For example, "dandy", "stilig" or "dandy" - these words carry some positive characteristics. The last category of mods was, as it were, the first principle for describing such a type as a dude. "Who is this?", They asked about the dandy. But this group of people still had a taste, a sense of proportion and a notion of decent manners. In dudes, all this is practically absent. It can be said that at the end of the twentieth century this word was mainly used by people who tried to show their superiority to others ("the gray crowd") with the help of rich, fashionable, but often vulgar clothes and expensive things and exclusive accessories. At the present time, this type has begun to be called by various terms, including "glamorous". These are people who would like to be perceived as a dandy, but they do not have the inherent ability to behave as they should and select things "in style." But in abundance there is an unwillingness to reckon with others and egocentrism. Therefore, society actually laughs at them and despises them.

Although recently in modern culture there are attempts to give this word a certain charm. For example, the well-known Underwood film "Urban dudes" tells how the show off heroes passed the exam for real men. A famous program of the First Channel with the same name and its leading try to show the mass public a different type of series than soap operas and miserable criminal showdowns.