TASK DEFINITION: Given the Question and Answer pair, detect whether the answer is acceptable or not. Denote acceptable answer as "yes", otherwise denote as "no". An acceptable answer is consistent with the context in question, detailed, long, and uses general knowledge of English. Answers that are not definite and suggest a variety of options are not acceptable answers.
PROBLEM: Question: Ok, if I say "this car is too expensive" or "this car is very expensive", then I can not express the connotation of "expensive". However, if I say "this car is damn expensive" then I better convey the connotation of "expensive". So my question is: What is the English idiom about "expensive" that expresses the idea that "It is so expensive that you feel like you got ripped-off and/or overcharged and/or unmeaningfully expensive"? For example, "damn expensive" could be ok but is there any other term?
Answer: exorbitant is also used for extremely unreasonable prices. An example of using it, quoting the Oxford dictionary: some hotels charge exorbitant rates for phone calls.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Question: Is the word "dude" becoming gender neutral? I don't think so, however, has modern usage changed? Are there some recent examples of "dude" being used to refer to a woman or group of women?
Answer: Personally I would feel quite creeped out if a male individual would address me with dude and I have not seen the word dude used as a gender neutral term. If a female individual would address me with dude I think she could get away with it, but it's not something I have actually seen. A (female) friend of mine does use the terms dudette dudette (plural dudettes) (slang, often humorous) Term of address for a woman. (slang, often humorous) A cool woman, especially a surfer or skater. [...] and dudess dudess (plural dudesses) A female dude, i.e. a cool female. Although as stated this usage is often a bit joking and humours rather than serious. For that matter, it can also be pointed out that dude is still only defined as a male term in the dictionary I checked.

SOLUTION: no

PROBLEM: Question: I am watching a UK TV programme called "The Apprentice". The candidates have to sell guided tours. Some candidates are terrible at giving these tours. They fluff their lines, or they haven't researched, or they make up "facts". Watching their ineptitude cause a feeling of discomfort. What is the best word for this discomfort? The German word schadenfreude means roughly "the pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others". The word I want would be almost an antonym of schadenfreude - "the discomfort derived from the mosfortunes of others". Except not the misfortunes but the uselessness of others.
Answer: As far as I can imagine, there isn't such a word in the English language, but there are a few words that could be made to fit with that idea. Empathize means sympathizing with another person's unfortunate circumstances. Though empathizing with a person doesn't exactly have to do with that person's ineptitude, you can elaborate on the idea easily enough to make it clear. Empathize means to put yourself in another person's shoes or to feel as another person feels. Pity is another word that is commonly understood but also commonly forgotten. Unfortunately the word pity in modern times has taken on a sort of high and mighty tone that discourages its use, but it means almost exactly what you're trying to express: pity for the person for the embarrassment he or she has brought upon him- or herself. I'm quite positive there are others, but I have a migraine. :) Hope these help!.

SOLUTION:
no