dude up
C1 informal separable both
In simple words
To put on very nice or fancy clothes, or to make someone else look very dressed up.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To dress someone (or oneself) in smart, stylish, or fancy clothes, often for a special occasion.
"He got all duded up for the awards dinner in a brand-new suit."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Chiefly North American; considered somewhat old-fashioned or regional. Rarely used in contemporary standard English. Often used reflexively ('all duded up'). The past participle form 'duded up' is more commonly encountered than the bare form.
Commonly used with
all fancy outfit evening best clothes
Forms
Base
dude up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dudes up
he/she/it
Past simple
duded up
yesterday
Past participle
duded up
have + pp
-ing form
duding up
continuous
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