Sentence:  "Where you been, Mac? I missed you! "Dude"—I mean, "man"," she corrects hastily, with a gamine grin, before I can make good on a threat I made in what feels like another lifetime that I would call her by her full name if she ever "<WSD>duded</WSD>" me again. ... Oh, yes, she's upset. She just unapologetically "<WSD>duded</WSD>" me. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To address someone as "dude".