Men are guys, women are ?

A nice friendly way of referring to any male from about age 14 upwards is "guy" and possibly "dude". Has anybody got any suggestions for an equivalent for females, i.e a friendly word that doesn't imply anything about age? "Gal" doesn't sound quite right to me.

 

girl

 

girls? maybe?

 

i call alot of girls dude....i use it to anyone i like....but if they complain i use dudette.....you also have chick which im not so sure about but some people use that

 

Byatch maybe

erm...

dunno actually.. tough one.. Lady, girlie, dudette

 

haha.. 3 of us posted at the same time

 

Chica or chick

 

I find it insulting.. but most men like to say 'Bird'

 

chick, dude, girl, anythjing really. i dont see why girls complain about being called dude though. i dont care if people call me that. dudette sounds gay.

 

Why do you find it insulting? Chica is spanish for girl or woman, and chico is spanish for boy.

 

Mmm - You could call a 70-year old chap a guy and it wouldn't sound wrong, but could you really call a 70-year old woman a girl, chick, bird, dudette etc? (Depends on the woman, I suppose, but you see my point?)

 

Just sounds dead common... ark at me

 

This question is too easy.

Lass.


You can even add words to denote age.

"The old lass down the road wouldn't give my football back "
"That young lass is giving you the eye!"

You people need to brush up on your Yorkshire

 

it's clearly gals

note:
"'ows about that then? guys and gals"

jimmy saville has never been wrong before...

 

Yeah, lass. *nods*

 

got to agree with josie on this one - gals!!

 

Guys and dolls....

 

When you see a guy reach for stars in the sky
You can bet that he's doing it for some dolls
When you spot a John waiting out in the rain
Chances are he's insane as only a John can be for a Jane.

When you meet a gent paying all kinds of rent
For a flat that could flatten the Taj Mahal.
Call it sad, call it funny
But it's better than even money
That the guys only doing it for some doll.

 

I considered that one too.

 

I think they ment they found bird insulting.