blight [he/him]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 months agohow gendered is the word “buddy”?message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squarehow gendered is the word “buddy”?blight [he/him]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareStoneykins [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-27 months agoGut feeling says “Dawg” is less masculine than “Dude” but more masculine than “Buddy”. But I have no idea why, and I’m certain this would be ordered differently for everyone, so what do you think?
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoI feel like “Dude” is the most neutral at this point, but it’s just my experience.
minus-squareWiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoIt doesn’t sound very neutral if you say, “I like to fuck dudes.” But no judgment if you do.
Gut feeling says “Dawg” is less masculine than “Dude” but more masculine than “Buddy”.
But I have no idea why, and I’m certain this would be ordered differently for everyone, so what do you think?
I feel like “Dude” is the most neutral at this point, but it’s just my experience.
It doesn’t sound very neutral if you say, “I like to fuck dudes.”
But no judgment if you do.