Another kind of buddy: ''guy''

[Wilson Gray]

As it happens, the more aggressive member of the gay couple across the
hall always addresses me as "guy" : "Hi ya doin', guy?" However, I
have no reason to consider this to be a gay thing, since I'm not gay.
His partner doesn't do this and my gay buddies don't do it, either. As
far as my experience goes, it's merely a peculiarity of this one
person's speech habits.

-Wilson

On 6/15/07, RonButters at aol.com <RonButters at aol.com> wrote:
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> Is it only gay men who address each other as "guy"?
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> In a message dated 6/14/07 11:08:47 PM, jharbeck at SYMPATICO.CA writes:
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> > >I hear them both as slightly disrespectful.=A0 Probably because I would
> > >not like to be called "bud", "buddy", or "pal" by someone I was not
> > >buddy-like or pallish with (that is, acquainted and somewhat friendly=20
> > with).
> > >
> > >See also James Harbeck.
> >=20
> > I'm slightly disrespectful?
> >=20
> > James Harbeck. (nobuddy)
> >=20
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