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make sure you ask your trans/non binary friends what they do and don't like to be called ๐Ÿ˜Š it can mean a lot, if your unaware

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Multiple sources, including Merriam-Webster, Cambridge and Oxford state that "dude" is a masculine noun, synonymous with man, guy, etc., so I disagree with this. As an exclamation, sure, as it's not referring to anyone in particular, so it can be taken as an impersonal interjection.