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The Surprising Origins of the Phrase 'You Guys'

submitted by Panic to whatever 2.6 yearsNov 6, 2022 10:47:11 ago (+3/-0)     (time.com)

https://time.com/5688255/you-guys/

Cool Story, guys.


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[ - ] Monica 2 points 2.6 yearsNov 6, 2022 12:00:51 ago (+2/-0)

Next you're going to tell me "bro" came from some nigger named nappy bro crimestein.

[ - ] Panic [op] 0 points 2.6 yearsNov 6, 2022 13:49:41 ago (+0/-0)

Went to school with him. LOL

[ - ] KyleIsThisTall 1 point 2.6 yearsNov 6, 2022 13:30:43 ago (+1/-0)

you people

[ - ] imjgalt 0 points 2.6 yearsNov 6, 2022 12:04:32 ago (+0/-0)

This niggerfaggot op

[ - ] Panic [op] 0 points 2.6 yearsNov 6, 2022 13:50:58 ago (+0/-0)

Title of honor around here mister... who is John Galt?

[ - ] Panic [op] 0 points 2.6 yearsNov 6, 2022 11:41:41 ago (+0/-0)

tl;dr version: calling people 'guys' is not Hollywood or midwestern, but came from Guy Fawkes in Britain. After the gunpowder plot, people started referring to all criminals and low-born people as 'guys'. It slowly filtered into mainstream speech in reference to any male person.

[ - ] deleted 0 points 2.6 yearsNov 6, 2022 11:15:07 ago (+0/-0)

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[ - ] texasblood 2 points 2.6 yearsNov 6, 2022 11:27:28 ago (+2/-0)

It was yankee midwest long before the left coast.
Jesus got a middle initial in michigan.
Pollocks and Jews

[ - ] bobdole9 1 point 2.6 yearsNov 6, 2022 11:58:13 ago (+1/-0)

H is a great middle initial!

[ - ] deleted 0 points 2.6 yearsNov 6, 2022 11:40:10 ago (+0/-0)

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[ - ] texasblood -1 points 2.6 yearsNov 6, 2022 11:24:57 ago (+0/-1)

Fucking yankee fucks and that jewz guys faggottry.
Y'all all eats the sack