where did the terms 'chick' and 'dude' come from?

Answer 1

"Heyyyyy", the Fonz used to call his women "chicks". Young Hens. Women like to gather around and gossip like hens in a hen house. Always cackling about the roosters who were always trying to jump their feathers. That's where the slang word came from. As for dudes, that's been around since the wild west days. A "dude" was a fella from the eastern parts who tried to make it a go in the west. Dudes usually dressed in the 3-piece suits with top hat & fancy buckled shoes, armed with a darrenger under the hat or inside holster in the topcoat. Dude was another word for city slicker or sissy. Some of 'em would high tail it back to the big city because they couldn't hack it out in the frontier.

Answer 2

Easy. Dude comes from the old west where city slickers were called "dudes" (like in dude ranch). They were basicly people more interested in looking like cowboys than being one. Posers I guess. When easterners came west they were called "dudes" and the name stuck.
As for "chick". In the 1800's a man was referred to as a "cock (rooster) of the walk" and he was on the prowl to get the "chickies" or "chicks" (reference to chickens). It was slang of the day and the term stuck. In England girls are "birds" and down under they are "Sheila's". Hope it helps

Answer 3

Chick may refer to one of these topics:

A young bird (originally a dialectal form of chicken)
Slang for young attractive woman (the expression may be seen as derogatory)
"Dude" is a slang term usually referring to young men considered cool or hip. Young males tend to use this term as it represents a philosophy of solidarity and independence.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the term "dude" was a popular part of African-American slang that was used by both males and females in referring to a male or males. The term was used in some black "street" novels of that era.[citation needed] "Dude" was frequently used by black characters in 1970s TV shows, which included "Good Times" and "Sanford and Son". In many 1970s black films, the term was often used; for example, in the film "Blacula," the title character was referred to as "the big dude."

Answer 4

Some dude thought of them I think.

Answer 5

From a man named Joe Momuh.

Answer 6

chick is English slang for the Spanish Chica which is girl.
Dude....I don't know...
I juste used it in my question...but I never considered where it came from.
Try the urbandictionary.com

Answer 7

its called junk english may be made by junk peoples lolzzzzzzzzz

Answer 8

i've heard that "dude" is wutcha call a hair on an elephants butt. :)

Answer 9

Lame people in the fifties.