‘Guys’ even tho the singular is used to mean a man, is really an a-gendered plural
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Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 month agoFun use of “boys” has been really popular for quite some time. Me and the boys. Boys will be boys.
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Salvia@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Those are specific phrases but yeah I getcha. And you could argue, like some other replies said, sometimes “boys” is used in casual ways, “girls” is used as an equivalent to “guys”, it can mean “gals” too. Fair points but I do believe people have some kind of aversion to “woman/women” and won’t ever use if in a fun context. it’s just an uptight sounding word for some reason.
WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Hell, a business or industry run primarily by men in their fifties and older can be referred to as “a boys club.”
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I hear almost daily how the older secretary and HR women call the workers “boys”, I think it’s quite endearing but tbh it doesn’t have the same history of belittling really.