coxcomb vs dude

coxcomb

noun
  • A foolish or conceited person; a dandy. 

  • The cap of a court jester, adorned with a red stripe. 

  • The fleshy red pate of a rooster. 

dude

noun
  • A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice. 

  • An inexperienced cowboy. 

  • A tourist. 

  • A man, generally a younger man. 

verb
  • Usually followed by up: to dress up, to wear smart or special clothes. 

  • To take a vacation in a dude ranch. 

  • To address someone as dude. 

intj
  • A term of address, usually for a man, conveying awe, excitement, surprise, annoyance, etc. 

How often have the words coxcomb and dude occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )