Why do Americans refer to their sons as ‘buddy’ but not their daughters
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Anonymous
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Isn’t ‘buddy’ a gender neutral nickname so why is it just used for boys?
A pet peeve of mine in general. |
Anonymous
| It's not gender neutral. It's masculine. |
Anonymous
| I call my daughter “pun’kin” |
Anonymous
| I call my DD my buddy all the time. |
Anonymous
It's not - your premise is faulty. |
Anonymous
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Hey buddy, got a dime?
Historically used to refer to males. |
Anonymous
| My son is buddy, my daughter is honey, and they are both dude. |
Anonymous
| Masculine |
Anonymous
| What about the term buddy makes it masculine? A girl can’t be your buddy? |
Anonymous
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I hear a lot of women call their daughters "girlfriend" which I find cringe.
I have boys and call them both "hon". |
Anonymous
It has just been used in a masculine way for a long time. No need to get on a high horse about it, nobody is going to arrest you if you call your daughter buddy. |
Anonymous
| I call my daughter buddy all the time |
Anonymous
Among the “greatest generation” and prior generations, Bud or Buddy was a nickname for Robert. My mom’s cousin who fought a Okinawa was called Bud or Buddy his whole life. It was a popular male nickname. Googling indicates it also derives fro Scots or welsh who used it as a derivation of Brutha (brother), or that it relates to the word Booty (meaning treasure, spoils, a buddy being someone you share the booty with). |
Anonymous
| Buddy is male. In the US you don't call a girl Buddy. |
Anonymous
| I know lots of girls whose parents call them buddy. |