Another kind of buddy: ''guy''

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

In a message dated 6/15/07 9:31:36 AM, hwgray at GMAIL.COM writes:


> 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
>

A gay guy might say this to a presumed heterosexual, but it would still be a
use by a gay guy. On the other hand, Wilson's gay friends may tend to refrain
from using it with him because they view it as a sort of IN thing. That is the
way it appears to me, though as JL points out, one finds usages from nongays
as well.


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