An Illustrated Evolution of the Word ‘Dude’
by Glen Tickle from Laughing Squid on (#BKG4)
A recent video by Arika Okrent provides an illustrated evolution of the word "dude" from its very-specific origin as a way to describe a particular type of "shallow, fashion-obsessed dandy" in the 1880s, to modern times when it can be used to mean just about anything.
via Boing Boing