check out the number one definition for the word dude, according to dictionary.com. also, check out the phrase, dude up :
dude : /dud, dyud/ 
Show Spelled Pronunciation [dood, dyood] noun, verb, dud⋅ed, dud⋅ing.
–noun | 1. | a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners. |
| 3. | a person reared in a large city. |
| 4. | Western U.S. an urban Easterner who vacations on a ranch. |
—Verb phrase | 5. | dude up, Informal. to dress in one's fanciest, best, or most stylish clothes; dress up: He got all duded up to go to the dance. |
Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; orig. uncert.
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