Dude – a man too much concerned with his manners and appearance; a fop; a dandy; a city fellow or tourist, especially an Easterner (Western Slang)

Locutions – a word, phrase, or expression; a particular style of speech

“Roosevelt immersed himself in western surroundings and folkways. Despite his dudelike, fringed buckskin clothing, eyeglasses, and fancy locutions like “hasten forward there” spoken in a squeaky voice, he was a cowboy.

Lion in the White House, Aida D. Donald