depends on the context
Were you looking at the head or the ass
It used to be “darl” but you don’t hear that so much now but “mate” is used for females these days.
It’s different, I know, but I was occasionally surprised when I discovered that a forum member who I thought was male turned out to be female. User names do not always indicate this unequivocally and quite often there’s no clue in the profile info.
Yes, same happened to me there is one on here who I was sure was male but turned out to be a female Their profile still doesn’t indicate gender.
Not that I knew. In English or German?
It used to on the old site, inclusion is running riot
Would be nice if that info were obligatory.
yes, sometimes
A male presenter on local radio here calls everyone “mate” male or female
‘Luv’ is sometimes heard in the mid-south of England but mostly not. Male to male can be ‘mate’ (especially with the young) but mostly, no term at all is used by either sex.
That made me laugh Bretrick
Some of the Scots are called “Loon” or “Lass” or “Lassie”. around Aberdeenshire,
In 'Debben Its “Maid”. However old she may be.
A double entendre, that doesn’t always go down well with visitors,
A slap in the chops. Not Unknown.
When I saw the Thread Title, Paper Mate, I thought you meant one of these type of refillable ballpoint pens, of which I have a couple! Can’t seem to get the refills in the UK for some reason.
I used to have one of those, a golden color, don’t know what happened to it!
Darlin’
for boys and girls.
I used to get called Mate all the time, but now I’m clearly a doddery old git, people call me Sir. That’s nice isn’t it. We are so civilised!
@Bretrick I share my home with a female same-sex couple and both always look female to me. They stay rent free while they save up for a house deposit after being ripped off by unscrupulous landlords. They are a joy to have under my roof and feel just like family👍 It will be a sad day when they eventually have enough for a decent deposit as I’ve grown very attatched to the pair.
Have you tried Ebay? I buy Parker refills by the dozen which seem to fit most pens