A teacher might say it of a test, if a student suddenly improved their performance after receiving poor marks. In a sense, the test result was the catalyst that sparked off a reaction in the student, stirring them into action!
Best Answer: Yeah, The Big Lebowski - one of my all time favorites. It basically means he is an easy going fellow and is pretty content to go along with whatever is happening. The main character, of course, is nicknamed The Dude. The verb abide has a number of meanings. The Dude: Yeah, well. The Dude abides.
On March 23rd, 2015, Colletti uploaded a Vine of himself yelling âayy dude!â in a phone conversation with Petulla, who then responds to his greeting with âsuh dude (pronounced suh-dew), a casual way of saying âsup dude,â which in itself is a shorthand form of the expression âwhatâs up, dude?â (shown below).