• jack_of_sandwich@lemmy.sdf.org
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    10 hours ago

    Weird considering how often adult women are referred to as girls.

    “Underage girls” would be technically redundant but in practice correct

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      9 hours ago

      Going out for drinks with the boys is almost always with adult men. A girls night out is often with adult women. We use boys and girls regularly to refer to adults depending on the context.