dudette

1. (slang, often humorous) A girl or woman, especially a masculine one.Examples: "It's an album [by George Strait] with ballads and toe-tappers for those "dudes and dudettes" reminiscing about high school football games, family and life over a cold beer."; "As my (metal) knees set off all the security thingies, I am subjected to touchy, feely sessions—usually by a dudette with fat, sweaty hands—before being allowed to wait at the gate for hour after hour. The Joy Of Watching Hockey It is a lovely fall."humorousoftenslang

2. (slang) A cowgirl, especially a tenderfoot.Examples: "Most memorable thing about the first branding work a dude or a dudette witnesses is likely to be the heart-rending " BAWR- R-R-R-R!" of the calf or other animal under the hot iron."; ""Dudettes" in cowgirl outfits combed the business district of Phoenix"; "The dudettes met their horses that morning."slang

3. (slang) A cowboy's wife, or a woman who moves out west with the intention of marrying a cowboy.Examples: "I'll be cow—hooked if she ain't the best looking thing that's come over the mountains since I married my own dudette!"; "Saturday evening, March 11, the Dudettes (wives and sweethearts of the Jaycees ) will give their annual all- Western dance at Bud Brown's Barn."; "Visiting dudettes found the shy man of the land irresistible."slang