subdued

1. quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled: After the argument he was much more subdued.
2. lowered in intensity or strength; reduced in fullness of tone, as a color or voice; muted: subdued light; wallpaper in subdued greens.
3. (of land) not marked by any striking features, as mountains or cliffs: a subdued landscape.

She subdued her screams as the sun came up.

by Jimmy Rettick April 9, 2008

subdue

overcome, quieten, or bring under control.

America subdued Saddam.

by camouflager April 14, 2010

subdude

Adj., when someone generally known for dudeness seems or acts tired, down or dull; less dude than usual

What's up with him?

I don't know, but he's pretty subdude, like his dog died or something.

by Shiny Rider January 4, 2011

Subdue the maker

another term for male masturbation

Inspired by the Dune series (realized while watching the dune miniseries that aired on the SciFi channel) "Frank Herbert's Dune".
see: wikipedia - Dune TV miniseries

They said: "Subdue the maker" then two people grabbed and held the Worm. While the two people held on the wormand squeezed it the worm finally spewed a liquid into a bowl a third person was holding.

person 1: I'm such a nerd, I told some people that I had other things to do.

person 2: like???

person 1: well I thought I might drink a few beers, watch some pr0n, and subdue the maker.

person 2: what?
Person 1: you never saw dune? what kind of nerd are you?

by alien78 July 21, 2008

Subdude

An assistant or guy working under a dude, usually a specialist in a specific field.

Phil: Our shower STILL doesn't work!
Dude: Alright, I have a subdude who specializes in shower plumbing, so I'll call him.

by MpegEVIL June 21, 2011

Subdude

1) Someone who is a level below a dude.
2) A follower or lackey.

Joe is subdude. Every time he tries to be cool like Dave it ends in a major fail.

by Grill man October 19, 2010