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bif

(26,485 posts) Wed Nov 19, 2025, 04:43 PM 12 hrs ago

When did that start? And does anyone else think it sounds weird?

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Women calling each other "dude" and "bro" in movies and shows. [View all] bif 12 hrs ago OP

You young folks and all your new-fangled ways! marble falls 12 hrs ago #1

I got called "dude" about 20 yrs ago by a younger, male, coworker Nittersing 12 hrs ago #2

I doubt younger folks are familiar with the movie bif 12 hrs ago #4

The Stranger's monologue - "The Dude Abides" Brother Buzz 9 hrs ago #11

My daughters do this!! KLK1972 11 hrs ago #5

I'm tired of all people referred to as men or man in books. Chalco 11 hrs ago #7

And somehow the phrase "you guys" anciano 11 hrs ago #8

My millennial daughter and her husband call each other dude Hassler 11 hrs ago #10