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.
Definition of dude. 1  1 : a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner : dandy. 2  2 : a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range (see 1range 3b); especially : an Easterner in the West. 3  3 : fellow, guy The other girls in the program never go out, so I always find myself out with dudes from my program.