Is the phrase "you guys" gender specific or gender neutral?

sarabee1995 · 2019-09-20T08:31:41-04:00

Life - Is the phrase "you guys" gender specific or gender neutral? I group up in New England (the... (168 replies).

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Gender neutral -- can apply to a group of men or women or mixed

Gender specific -- applies to men only

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I group up in New England (the northeastern most region of America) and there the phrase is used in a gender neutral fashion.

One of my friends down here just said, "I'm not a guy," when I used the phrase this way.

How about where you're from? Neutral or specific?

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SW-User

Mixed or all men

imo

sarabee1995 · 26-30, F

@SW-User But not a group of women?

SW-User

@sarabee1995 I wouldn't use it for that

sarabee1995 · 26-30, F

@SW-User Cool. I use it (when I'm home in New England) for groups of men, or groups of women, or mixed. If you don't mind my asking, since I think these habits are regional, what part of the country or the world are you from?