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?

So, it seems we may have resolved that issue.

What's next? World Peace? I reckon we can sort it out in a bout 500 posts.

I like CJs. But it's not as good as knids.

I think someone needs to find a way to get Hully off contentious topics for a bit before she actually explodes.
That is a task we cjs could all unite behind.

But Knid, we can't use Knid because you are Knid. You are too important to be a mere female descriptor

Are you sure, Pagwatch? You're not just saying that to make me feel better?

Of course not Kniddy.

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absy don't know about world peace, but if someone could help me solves the problem of why I only ever discover I have a very long and noticeable mutant hair on my chin at the end of a working day and not at the beginning, I would be grateful. I mean, does the fucker grow 2 inches in one day? If not, why do I never see it in the morning?

Molls is good. Or doxies. Stuff the etymology, it's such a good sound.

surely it has to be "dames"?

Those hairs grow only when you're not looking, and only AFTER morning mirror time.

I had one on my arm a few years ago, it was about 6 INCHES long (I'm fair and downy, not hairy at all) I thought at first it was a stray black hair from my head until I yanked it. How, HOW???

Anyhoo, I still like Knid.

Man, I also wish I knew the answer to that. I had a recent strong daylight/clean bathroom mirror incident.

Twas not pretty.

Paggy - go over there, drag her to this thread by her hair. She listens to you as you're the same person

BUT I do love it when you manage to pull the bastards out just using your fingers. So satisfying.

Dames

DAMES

Tourettes kewcumber?

CJs

CJs

Me too absy

They are fuckers, those hairs.

I am an old crone if I'm getting them, though.

Doxies. Where's that from, then?

I think kewcumber likes dames. It's growing on me, I have to admit.

I'm going out with the dames

Ok, the guys go first, then the dames

She was a great dame.

She's just one of the dames.

Hmm. Maybe, just maybe. Plus there's a WW reference which I just love.

DAMES

(no, being ignored-itis)

Fuck it, I like cjs too.

< wobbles on fence in very unattractive manner>>

I'm down with Dames.
And it works so well in a campaign sense

RECLAIM THE DAME

Seeing it on placards already...

where's hully when you need her? Paggy, go and get her

I feel your pain, Kewcumber. They have ignored my suggestions of huns or babes. :(

How about lols?

Dame is good.

Plus you can put them together so in formal situations I could be Dame Pagwatch.

Absy. We are not the same person. She is more cleverer than me. But I am better dressed and hang with the cool kids.