how gendered is the word “buddy”?

OrlandoDeCabron, 1 month ago

I would say it is gender neutral to male coded, diminutive in nature.

You call a child “buddy.” It is male coded, but because it refers to children it becomes more androgynous in nature.

I’ve been in social contexts where in the local dialect it was gender neutral and status neutral, but in other contexts it is not so much male coded as it was to belittle.

anarchoilluminati, 1 month ago

Honestly, I hate when people use the word buddy—whether it’s directed at me or not. It’s such a pejorative to me.