Dudesman

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A man who dresses and behaves in an overly fashionable, dandified manner
2. A fellow who takes great pains over his clothing and appearance in the style of a dude
3. Someone who is excessively concerned with stylish dress and a flashy, affected image

Etymology: "Dudesman" is a compound of "dude" and the suffix "-man," which marks a male person associated with something. "Dude" was American slang for a fastidious, fashionably dressed man, and "dudesman" applies that sense to a man of this type. The term is informal and mostly American, and it carries the teasing tone of its base word, since it describes a man more concerned with his clothes and manner than with substance. Its meaning follows directly from its parts, so no separate origin story is needed.