Zach GageSep 28, 2023

A project I'm working on involves tagging friends with a term of endearment (like PAL, SIB, etc).

I'd like to be as inclusive as possible, can you recommend any terms (7-letters or less)?

Bonus points for any non-US terms, especially if they are gender inclusive (what does LGBTQ+ community use in spanish? etc).

They all must fit the grammar format: "Your [PAL] Zach did [x]”

Thank you!

(also, obviously, no reclaimed terms please, these have to feel good context-free)

Show threadTrashBoatSep 28, 2023
Compadre is fairly useful
Show threadS_H_KSep 29, 2023
Compadre implies male.
Show threadTrashBoatSep 29, 2023
oh my bad. I thought iot was more gender neutral with the E ending
Show threadS_H_KSep 29, 2023
Is a good assumption as for example "presidente" means president (yeah not hard) and can be used for females but Spanish is veery gendered. Retaking the example there exists "presidenta" which refers specifically to female president.
There has been the recent trend to replace the common gendered letter o for males and a for females by e to "remove" the gender ex: chicos (boys) chicas (girls) chiques (juveniles? non gendered) but despite of what some would tell you it didn't catch on widespread use.
Show threadS_H_KSep 29, 2023
Hell the only shit I could think is really non gendered right now are insults
Idiota
Imbécil
Paja
First 2 are easy third means wanker. Also there is Botija which gives away my country since is an exclusive Uruguayan word. Even if it ends with a is non gendered.
Show threadS_H_K
Ok got one in Spanish
Camarada
Means comrade and is non gendered even by having a. Despite the commie jokes of the 90s is Spanish is commonly used to describe a person of esteem which you share history. I haven't heard many females use it but it's perfectly applicable.
Sep 29, 2023 at 3:42amWeb