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8. And somehow the phrase "you guys"

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 05:23 PM

18 hrs ago

has become the commonly used default when referring to a mixed gender group. To an old "dude" like me it just sounds awkward....

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Women calling each other "dude" and "bro" in movies and shows. [View all] bif 18 hrs ago OP

You young folks and all your new-fangled ways! marble falls 18 hrs ago #1

I got called "dude" about 20 yrs ago by a younger, male, coworker Nittersing 18 hrs ago #2

I doubt younger folks are familiar with the movie bif 18 hrs ago #4

The Stranger's monologue - "The Dude Abides" Brother Buzz 15 hrs ago #11

My daughters do this!! KLK1972 18 hrs ago #5

I'm tired of all people referred to as men or man in books. Chalco 18 hrs ago #7

And somehow the phrase "you guys" anciano 18 hrs ago #8

My millennial daughter and her husband call each other dude Hassler 17 hrs ago #10

Yes it sounds weird to me too TommieMommy 4 hrs ago #12