can we call a girl "a guy" nowadays?
By XoyyoX
@XoyyoX (1055)
China
June 20, 2008 7:49pm CST
answers.com tells us that: informally, a guy is a man/male, "guys" can mean persons of either gender. but u know lauguage is changing, i was wondering whether we can call a girl "guy", and is the word "guy" also a hot word in countrier like UK or Australia or India or CHina rather than USA? i'd like to c ur ideas.
BTW, if u know how the word "guy" came into being, tell us please. thx a lot.
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3 responses
@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
21 Jun 08
I do not know where the word "guy" comes from, but I would almost want to say it was a derivative of the name. I can't be sure which came first the name or the term, lol. However, I don't know if a girl should be called a "guy" unless they are in a group. Therefore "Hey Guys" can mean either genders.
Have a Great day.
@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
21 Jun 08
I forgot about "tomboys" or one of the guys. That's a good reference. Although, some people do not like being called "tomboys" heh, I think there is also a word for a Feminine male, but one that isn't derogatory or means "Gay".
As for a "hot" term, what do you mean?
@aseretdd (13729)
• Philippines
17 Dec 08
I don't know where the word guy came from... but there are some women here in my country who are using this word as a sort of nickname... and one of them is a famous actress named Nora Aunor... she is oftentimes called guy... and i really do not know why... i guess they are just fond of that word...
