My friend, who is a girl...

cormie

Anyone else think it's about time we got a word to describe a friend who is a girl, or a friend who is a boy?

The Spanish have "amigo" for a friend who is a boy and "novio" for a "boyfriend", or "amiga" for a friend who is a girl and "novia" for a girlfriend.

So let's start a revolution and get ourselves a word! I bet some smart arse is going to quote me and say "wrong. we already have a word blah blah blah" well if we do, I don't know it!

Any suggestions?

subway

blokes cant just be friends with girls.
we are honest about it, the spanish are just lying to the girls to get into their knickers.

Den_M

'This girl I know' seems to do the job for me

DEmeant0r

'Friendess'

Pigman II

cormie wrote: »

or a friend who is a boy?

friend with benefits

cormie wrote: »

friend who is a girl

fúck buddy

SubjectSean

From what you are saying the Spanish have words for friend and words for lover. Just like us except gender dependant. What are you saying, you rather we use the Spanish words?

Anyhow IMO it's either 'my friend who won't ride me' or 'the friend I wouldn't ride'

Karoma

I propose:
Frend - female friend.
Frand - male friend.

Zapp Brannigan

'some girl' 'some boy'

Or friendo (male) frienda (female)

Mushy

Ya could just say something that starts with "My friend <insert something they did>(non-sexual;))" Then to explain it, start of with "she"...thats explanatory itself, no need to learn a whole extra word for it.

g5hn710m4xpdwy

Your wan - girl
Your man - self explanitory...

Terry

That hot chick who won't give me head because "we're such good friends".

iFight

Terry wrote: »

That hot chick who won't give me head because "we're such good friends".

Seconded.

Doesn't friend + name just do the job?

Terry

iFight wrote: »

Seconded.

Doesn't friend + name just do the job?

No.
That one usually ends with the person I'm talking to asking "did you do her yet?".

cormie

Yeah and what if your friends name is Juniper*?

*that's the first name that came up when I googled "both a boys and girls name"

Pigman II

cormie wrote: »

Yeah and what if your friends name is Juniper*?

*that's the first name that came up when I googled "both a boys and girls name"

If you've a friend called juniper then you already have bigger problems.

iFight

Terry wrote: »

No.
That one usually ends with the person I'm talking to asking "did you do her yet?".

And isn't that what is on your mind really?

cormie wrote:

Yeah and what if your friends name is Juniper*?

In that case the answer to "Have you rode her?" is either "Yea" or "No, he's a guy" - Problem solved

Den_M

Pigman II wrote: »

If you've a friend called juniper then you already have bigger problems.

Ghost Train

i propose
asexual girlfiend
asexual boyfriend

edit: yeah that wouldn't work and doesn't make much sense

TheRenegade

FCUK BUDDY - my favourite word in the universe (after drink, sex and subway)

subway

TheRenegade wrote: »

FCUK BUDDY - my favourite word in the universe (after drink, sex and subway)

ehhh....

TheRenegade

subway wrote: »

ehhh....

dont flatter yourself :P
http://www.subway.com/subwayroot/index.aspx

if sex or god was made into a sandwich you can be pretty sure that sandwich was made in subway :D

Mweelrea

Karoma wrote: »

I propose:
Frend - female friend.
Frand - male friend.

+1 its easy to remember although to some people frend could look like it was miss-spelt

herbieflowers

why don't we just start speaking spanish?

Mweelrea

herbieflowers wrote: »

why don't we just start speaking spanish?

It might be a bit awkward for non-spanish speakers or

Puede ser que sea un pedacito torpe para los altavoces no-españoles
-my spanish is a little rusty:p

iFight

herbieflowers wrote: »

why don't we just start speaking spanish?

Cause we have dignity

ShaneU

amiga means a friend that's a girl? were the console makers having a joke at gamers?

cormie

cormie wrote: »

Anyone else think it's about time we got a word to describe a friend who is a girl, or a friend who is a boy?

Why do we need one ?

Karoma

bluewolf wrote: »

Why do we need one ?

Efficiency.
Read the first post. Do not pass go.



I jest! I consider you a frend.

Steven

I think "friend" works just fine. Nothing could show that it's a platonic relationship more than a genderless noun.

Karoma

Steven wrote: »

I think "friend" works just fine. Nothing could show that it's a platonic relationship more than a genderless noun.

That's crazy talk! You're one of them lazy hippehs that won't fix something unless it's broken, aren't you?! AREN'T YOU?!

TPD

iFight wrote: »

Cause we have dignity

Hahahaha class

tallaghtoutlaws

Isnt it just Girlfriend and Boyfriend but people dont use either of these words due to their modern uses. Taken from 3 dictionaries:

girlfriend
–noun
1. a frequent or favorite female companion; sweetheart.
2. a female friend.

And same for the boyfriend

Blitzkrieger

Just drop the 'r'. If you call a girl a fiend it's obvious you don't want to sleep with her......

Hitchhiker's Guide to...

non-sex girl?

Hitchhiker's Guide to...

fugly girl

Capt'n Midnight

Do you mean to say something like
I don't have a girlfriend, but I know someone who would be really pissed off to hear me say that

Pigman II

ShaneU wrote: »

amiga means a friend that's a girl? were the console makers having a joke at gamers?

i like it.

Da Bomber

Ya this really annoys me having to say "my friend, whos a girl, ....". Something must be done before its too late:D

Newaglish

Can't you just call her your bitch?

prod_igy

how about changing the current use for girlfriend to 'whore' and then using 'girlfriend' for yours friends that are girls?:D

Capt'n Midnight

TBH I really hate they way newspapers report stuff like this. You hear of rape / violence trials where someone is described as a "girlfriend" when in reality they only met that night , "randomer" might be a better word.

like the Eksimos and the many words for snow we need more words to describe the levels of closeness. One of their langagues has a word which translates as "I like him but I wouldn't go seal hunting with him"

Tar.Aldarion

I don't think there is much need to specify the sex of a friend when you mention them. Perhaps when you say he or she later in the sentence all will become clear.

phasers

whatshisface

and

whatsherface

SRFC90

phasers wrote: »

whatshisface

and

whatsherface

nice. used frequently by myself!