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I believe the term "Dude" is derived from the Park Service/Yellowstone slang of a similar nature. I haven't found a direct source that states this yet but Park Service does have a page for the slang.--Mark Miller (talk) 05:31, 13 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
This link refers to it as Wyoming lingo or speak:
<ref name="Pitcher2006">{{cite book|author=Don Pitcher|title=Wyoming|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=nMG0xC1Y_eoC&pg=PA702|year=2006|publisher=Avalon Travel|isbn=978-1-56691-953-1|pages=702–}}</ref>--Mark Miller (talk) 05:40, 13 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
This link might be useful if I find a source to link this.
<ref name="Coleman2008">{{cite book|author=Julie Coleman|title=A History of Cant and Slang Dictionaries : Volume III: 1859-1936: Volume III: 1859-1936|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Bsdb7iMMaVoC&pg=PA176|date=23 October 2008|publisher=OUP Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-156358-4|pages=176–}}</ref>--Mark Miller (talk) 05:36, 13 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]