• merc@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Depends on the context.

    “Hey Brian, were you making out with a dude last night!?”

    “Haha, no, that was Annie, she’s a chick, she just has short hair.”

    Dude(s) and Guy(s) can be gender neutral or male-only. Girl can mean a female child, or it can mean a woman, depending on the context.

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      1 month ago

      That means it’s not gender neutral, it just means you use male as a default in most contexts.