To think that there should be a female equivalent to "guys" or "chaps"

[TheBossofMe]

Leading on from another thread about terms used to describe women, I realised that there isn't a word that we use to describe a group of women that is gender-specific but not age-specific.

We use the terms "guys" or "chaps" for men and boys of any age. So someone can be one of the guys if he's 5, 15 or 50.

But for women, we have "girls" which should only be applied to the young and "women" which is only applied to the not-that-young-anymore.

So we need a whole new word, a MN-originated word, that we use to describe a group of females of any age.

Because we know that if we use it enough on MN, it eventually transcends into real life, and then into popular usage, and then the OED, and then immortality beckons for us all (or something!).

Anyone got any good ideas?

pagwach
If my kids ever said that in public the bleach bottle would be out.

Let's just say it wasn't the best part of town that I worked!

Well I wouldn't be happy using it Juno I would feel a bit dirty.
Or don't I count?

I know she's alive, she's on the Marathon advert. She was an example just.

Oh I see, sue. The only ads I see out here are shit thai ones and even shitter international ones on CNN. I miss good old crap British ads.

I even googled the John Lewis ad last Christmas because I was feeling homesick.

I have to confess CJ as cunt juice had passed me by.

I have to confess CJ as cunt juice had passed me by.
Hopefully it has passed most people by.

I stood there with my mouth opening and shutting like a stammering goldfish when I first heard that one!

Dames! Of course!

Doxies is v. old word meaning slapper/prostitute (all v. old words exclusive to women mean that, though, with single exception of 'midwife'). Watch The Wicked Lady with James Mason-he sweeps into a low inn for an assignation with his woman, Margaret Lockwood, and growls 'Hello, doxy' as she smoulders.

Oh yeah.

Oh, I love 'doxie'. It also means a female accomplice in a crime.

Off to read the rest of the posts now!

Iknow, I meant every one would be happy if we reclaimed both dame and CJ.

Many of the young female humans I work with use the word "Guys". It seems to be nearly as sexless as a children's TV presenter.

If you read MN you'll know that children's TV presenters are often objects of lust - not sexless at all.

Doxie is nice and close to moxie

Lovely Chris is sexless. But apparently Justin is not
DameAbsyTheDoxie has a ring?

Oh come on chaps, I can't be DoxieFanny - surely no-one would need urban dictionary to work that one out...

DameFanny is fabulous.
It sounds like a courtesan

La, Milady! «taps wrist with fan»

Does "doxie" mean diseased?

Can I moot fam again?

Urban Dictionary: fam
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?...
a word use to describe your peoples. ones that you can trust dearly. someone you consider family.

It's currently non gendered. It's sounds like the French for woman. What's not perfect?

Cj round here stands for cockjockey.

sue surely you mean the snickers ad?

Could we be Dams? Not quite a madam and part damsel but without the distress. Strong but sweet. Also how the french say dame so a bit sophisticated and sexy too non?

"off out with the Dams"

Poxy is diseased, not doxy. Isn't a dam a female sheep?

Dam=mother.

Ewe= female sheep.

There is definitely a sheep connotation to dam,though. Also - dental dams.

Those saying guys is gender neutral - do you ever here it used for a women only group, or just mixed groups,?

How about linnets?