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raccoon

(31,125 posts) Sat Feb 14, 2015, 07:20 AM Feb 2015

Question about the phrase "G'day mate!"

Do you only use it when talking to a man/boy? or does it apply to women/girls as well?

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Question about the phrase "G'day mate!" (Original Post) raccoon Feb 2015 OP

I only use it when speaking to males. SwissTony Feb 2015 #1

Well if I was speaking to a cat named 'Gumdrops' I would say GreatGazoo Feb 2015 #2

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)

1. I only use it when speaking to males.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2015, 08:15 AM

Feb 2015

If I'm talking to a woman/girl, I'd say "G'day" or "G'day, [name]". Others may use it when speaking to a female.

But I use it for any male, even people I've never met. I've even used it speaking to a cop after being stopped for a random breath test. I hadn't been drinking so I could afford to be pretty relaxed.

GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)

2. Well if I was speaking to a cat named 'Gumdrops' I would say

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Feb 14, 2015, 11:32 AM

Feb 2015

"G'day Gumdrops!"

* ba-doomp cha! *

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