Don't call me "dude"

My kids don't do that to me but some of their friends have a bad habbit of it and I always tell them Im not a guy,lol.

I know dude means a man who dresses in a very elegant chic way, but now this word is overused. I thought there was a specific term for women, dudette.

@rajo14 I do hate being addressed as or referred to as "dude". I have a name and if people don't know my name they are welcome to refer to me respectfully as sir .

Kids talk crazy . My grandson was calling me "girlfriend" a few weeks ago. Very annoying, but he always goes back to saying "Mom-mom". Thank goodness.

I don't live in an English speaking country but I hate being addressed like this in writing, too.

In the UK a lot of young men now seem to call women 'mate'. It's a bit odd.

I hate being called dude. My man does it sometimes when drunk. My daughter says yo ma... Irritates me so much.

I think it is wrong to use "dude" when talking to others.

Some kids thought its cool to say that word... Many teenagers are using them.

My sentiments exactly! Welcome aboard! I hope you will enjoy your stay on here...

Mean to tell me that someone's mother's name is I? Tickle me pink.

Some youngsters are becoming so disrespectful if they do use this word, dude.

I don't suppose it would make you feel any better for them to call you 'dudette."

I do not have a son/daughter yet but in the future, I would not want them to address me like that, even if it is only a joke or some trend that they are following.

In my area it's all about the:"bruh" Which is supposedly for brother, but it gets used toward females just as much as males. Example sentences: person 1: "I lost my keys." person 2: "BRUH! " or person 1: "Bruh, why you wearin my sweater, bruh? " person 2: "BRUH!" My daughters refer to me as "bruh" whenever they're fixing to share something that has frustrated them in some way like, "Bruh, my teachers gave us too much homework!"