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[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 6 points 2 months ago

People really say "fella"? It seems centered around Louisiana?

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

Damn, no representation for "babe", "bbgrl", etc? I use those a lot.

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago (6 children)

What's that enormous hole in dude?

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[–] stammi@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago

You can call me Al.

[–] giuseppe@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Anything goes in Michigan.

[–] Ironfist79@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The last two aren't really used here.

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[–] Erasmus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Mid Atlantic region just doesn’t like anyone.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

We do not. So that is accurate!

[–] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

What up, fucko?

[–] Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Georgians have no friends.

[–] cubism_pitta@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

The top three are used in California.

I mainly stick with Dude and Buddy (Buddy being my go to for strangers "Thanks Buddy")

In my office a few years back I started ironically calling people "Homie" and that overtime morphed into a gender neutral term of endearment we all used for each other.

I really wonder where "Homie" fits into this

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago

Michigan is all about it.

[–] WamGams@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

The only thing this proves is that us here in the PNW truly do have less friends than the rest of our country men.

[–] match@pawb.social 4 points 2 months ago

but it's made up for with the greater PNW polycule

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[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 points 2 months ago

There's quite a few terms missing, bitch, homie & n - - - a are the ones that come to mind right away. I'd like to see the demographic distribution of the participants.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago

Fella 4 life

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

My buddy in Atlanta would like a word.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Which word?

"Stud?"

"My man?"

"Cuz?"

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[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
[–] millie@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago

Massachusetts has much more dude than this.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

Dude is the single best word in the english language

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

My area has some color in every one of these, lol.

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