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And why would that exclude girls? Would “girls’ night out” be an unusual expression where you’re from?
by ryanlol 7y ago
And why would that exclude girls? Would “girls’ night out” be an unusual expression where you’re from?
- rayiner 7y agoSo is “boys night out” but you wouldn’t refer to grown men as boys.
- lodi 7y agoSure you could: "that board of directors is a boys club" is not a statement about some corporation being literally run by children.
- grandmczeb 7y agoI don’t know if this is a cultural thing, but at least in California I hear the word “boys” used to refer to grown men pretty frequently.
- rayiner 7y agoI’ve never heard a grown man referred to as a “boy” except in the pejorative sense/as part of a turn of phrase.
- scarejunba 7y agoIt's common in my friend group (late 20s, early 30s) in CA, and as far as I know, it's also common farther out than that. Not pejorative.
- inflatableDodo 7y ago'Boys from the Blackstuff' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_from_the_Blackstuff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_from_the_Blackstuff 'American Red Cross – Our boys need SOX' : https://propagandaposterstore.com/product/american-red-cross-our-boys-need-sox/ https://propagandaposterstore.com/product/american-red-cross... 'Old boy' : https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/old-boy https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/old-boy edit - could also just go straight to the entry for 'boy' : 'a male child or, more generally, a male of any age' https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/boy https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/boy
- grandmczeb 7y agoHere's [1] an example of using the word "boys" to refer to young men on a college football team in a way that I don't think fits either category. I used a northwestern fan site given the email address in your profile, but I found similar examples across lots of different sites. [1] https://www.insidenu.com/2017/8/30/16200774/northwestern-football-reasons-optimism-pat-fitzgerald-justin-jackson-clayton-thorson https://www.insidenu.com/2017/8/30/16200774/northwestern-foo...
- bonoboTP 7y agoThere is no female equivalent to "guy", so "girl" is used instead. You're intentionally misinterpreting things.
- wiggles_md 7y agoIsn’t “gal” the equivalent?
- scarejunba 7y agoThat makes you sound like a rootin' tootin' cowboy.
- FDSGSG 7y agohttps://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=rayiner%20girlfriend&sort=byPopularity&type=all https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... In many of your comments you discuss your girlfriend. Should we assume that you're talking about an underage girl? If you're going to engage in this sort of weird pedantry you should be careful lest you paint yourself a pederast.