A straight-up, old-fashioned "I want to jump your bones" crush attempting to disguise itself as a more socially acceptable Man Crush. This definition is one I thought up for the term, but there really should be a word for this because it happens often enough.
Red Mist totally had a Dude Crush on Kick-Ass in the movie!
by venuspluto67 April 24, 2010
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One guy's obsession with another male, mainly used in jest about someone they idolize.
Joe: "Link's probably the coolest protagonist in any video game"

Rory: "Yeah when I was a kid I had a total dude crush on Link"
by Thecat'spajamas March 27, 2009
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