Foreign Words For "Dude"

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Like clam chowder or Paris Hilton, "dude" is a uniquely American invention. Originally a derogatory term for "city slicker," dude has evolved into an expression of surprise, of friendship, of anger, even of mockery. There are so many intonations of the word that it’s difficult to translate for foreigners.

Still, in an effort to shove Western culture further down the gullets of the world, here are foreign words for the often-uttered "dude." While some are literal and some border on slang, the idea is there and should get the point across. If you know what we mean, dude.

LIKE, TOTALLY, DUDE

Petimetre (Spanish)

Mec (French)

Dandy (German)

Bellimbusto, tipo, vanitoso (Italian -- of course they'd have more than one word)

Kerel (Dutch)

пижон (Russian; roughly pronounced “peezhon”)

Laps (Danish)

Geck (German)

Janota (Portuguese)

Snobb, stadsbo (Swedish)

Bukurosh (Albanian)

Tipus (Catalan)

Čovječe (Croatian)

Chlápek (Czech)

Vennike (Estonian)

Züppe (Turkish)

Gość (Polish)

Sobat (Indonesian)

Luteklis (Latvian)

Raġel (Maltese)


[Excerpt From AskMen]