I'm not good at English so wondering is guys gender neutral or is it for males only and is it the same for girls?

[Anonymous]

I don't understand it I see that its used for many groups of people but I see its also used for people that are male only and is it the same for girls too do you call a group of people girls as well wondering?

guys is gender neutral. girls isn't

guys and girls is gender neutral

neither are gender neutral

[ChrisMaster69]

Guys can be gender neutral

a group of people can be, you guys

this is handy if you do not know if any girls are actually present.

usually however it is Guys and Girls.

think of it as another way to say team If they are not actually a team.

[Anonymous]

It can be.

"Hey guys" while talking to a group of people, all of those who are present, male or female, will know you're talking to them. If it is a group JUST girls, it's also find to say 'hey guys"

If you're talking about someone and you say "This guy I met yesterday..." it will be assumed that you are talking about a man.

[CountessSarah]

Guys has increasingly become gender neutral. It wasn't always, but it is now.

[wiltonaimes]

guys can be gender-neutral.
girls is only for females.

[Asker]

how come 'girls' isn't genderneutral

[wiltonaimes]

i dunno. i don't set the standards for slang terms.

[Sixgunsound]

By definition, neither is gender neutral, but since words no longer have meaning in the western world, feel free to say whatever you like and I’m sure you’ll offend everyone.

[Birbman]

It's not neutral, so you can say "people" or something along the lines of "all of you" if you are talking to the group