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I always mean words like dude or guys as gender neutral, and luckily none of my friends have an issue with it, but I understand why some people wouldn't like that. Is there a good gender neutral replacement for the word?
folks, friend(s), y’all, sweetie, partner, sport, buddy,
pal, chum, sunshine, famWillStealYourNicknames
Isn't "pal" masculine, with "gal" being the feminine version?
Speaking only from my own experience, I've never associated "pal" with masculinity. "Gal" is, to my knowledge, the feminine form of "guy"
Oh, maybe! I'm not an english speaker
Looking at wiktionary, apparently the two words have completely separate etymologies - but "pal" is borrowed from "brother" in one language, while "gal" is borrowed from "girl" in a different language (which itself derived it from English, I think?)
Language can be funky
I use 'my liege' and 'boss' quite a bit.
Folks.
Kenji Lopez alt signs off with a shout-out to "guys, gals, and non-binary pals" so there's that
The Lawful Good version of "bitches, bros, and non-binary hoes"
I think I had a couple iffy uses last week but friends always know I mean well.
Pal?
Pal, friend, and bud all sound... idk, somehow condescending to me? I don't really know why. I think the best one I've been able to think of so far is y'all.
Mate?
u 'avin a gigul?
Fam?