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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: attitude

'tude

 noun
     
'tude [uncountable and countable]
spoken a style, type of behaviour etc that shows that you have the confidence to do unusual and exciting things without caring what other people think - used humorously [= attitude]:
the trend of restaurants serving nasty 'tude with their food
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