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Can I say guy to girl?
Yes. It’s less common to use ‘guys’ to refer to females unless you are referring to a group of males and females together. In that case ‘guys’ is an informal substitute for ‘people’. If you’re talking to people directly ‘guys’ is acceptable, e.g. ‘Hi guys!
Can you say buddy to a girl?
Here it is used for any combination of genders. Buddy is not necessarily male, the word has no gender connotations of its own in present day usage. If feminine gender is to be expressly stated, then girl-pal/ gal-pal might work.
What is another way to say you guys?
What is another word for you guys?
| y’all | all of you |
|---|---|
| all y’all | you |
| you gals | you lot |
| youse | cha |
| chu | yah |
What do you call a boy and girl?
What is another word for boys and girls?
| young | youth |
|---|---|
| schoolgirls | striplings |
| boys | chaps |
| chicks | girls |
| kiddies | nippers |
Do girls like feminine guys?
“Women prefer great degrees of masculinity for short-term partners, but for long-term relationships what we are finding is that they prefer more feminine and definitely more healthy men,” said David Perrett at the University of St Andrews, who led the research.
What do we call a girl?
A young or relatively young woman. lass. miss. maiden. chick.
Is it correct to say ‘guys’ to refer to females?
It’s less common to use ‘guys’ to refer to females unless you are referring to a group of males and females together. In that case ‘guys’ is an informal substitute for ‘people’. If you’re talking to people directly ‘guys’ is acceptable, e.g. ‘Hi guys!’ even if some (or all) are female. In this context it means ‘friends’ or ‘acquaintances’.
Is “Guy/guys” a male or female term?
There, “guy/guys” is still considered a male usage, reserved for addressing a strictly male audience in an informal setting. Using it towards or in reference to a mixed or all-female group will get the speaker some strange looks in return.
What does it mean when someone calls you guys ‘you guys’?
They usually indicate that they find this amusing. An aside: my mother, who uses the generic “you guys” often within our family, is very offended when a teenager or young adult uses it to refer to her in public (i.e., waiters in restaurants, sales clerks, etc.). Her reply? “I’m not a guy.”
Is it OK to say hi girls to a group of guys?
However, it is still against the law to say, “Hi girls” to a group of guys unless you and all the guys in the group are gay. The penalty for addressing a group of straight guys in this manner can range anywhere from a smack in the face to a good ass whooping, but never a hug.