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Oh come on. Guy is sometimes gender neutral, but is overwhelmingly often not.

• hunter2_ 3y ago
  I don't mean to derail this tangent, but I noticed your profile. End of year is when this changes?
• l33t7332273 3y ago
  I would say “guys” is gender neutral but “guy” generally isn’t.
  • hunter2_ 3y ago
    You're on the right track with guy being more more gendered than guys, but I wouldn't go so far as to say guys is completely neutral. Take "Guys and Dolls" for example. A very dated example, but that specifically-gendered usage does still exist to a reasonable extent, like saying "it's guys' night" and so forth. Basically, guys is neutral in those cases where it's used to describe a group that isn't entirely male but otherwise it's male (somewhat circular reasoning, but I can't think of a better way to describe it); guy doesn't usually get that same logic applied.
    • geraldwhen 3y ago
      “My guy!” - joking adoration “Get this guy an award/beer/microphone!” - similar “THIS GUY, am I right?” - used to mock/express disbelief “Bro” is also gender neutral, just adding in to this mix. “Bro don’t play me like that.” “What’s up bro?”
• mvdtnz 3y ago
  Where I'm from, "guy" is gender neutral. Please stop trying to force American cultural norms on me - I'm not interested.