Another kind of buddy: ''guy''

[Bradley A. Esparza]

The term I have heard is "butching it up".

On 6/15/07, RonButters at aol.com <RonButters at aol.com> wrote:
>
> 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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