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Fellas
edit: please correct me if you believe I am wrong, I am open to discussion.
I've heard the term fellas used a lot specifically to delineate something as gendered. "It's for the fellas" = "It's a dude thing"
I see, I think this is true colloquially, just not in definition.
Isn't that also for dudes?
Not inherently to my knowledge.
It is a modification of 'fellows', fellows etymology coming from 'late Old English fēolaga ‘a partner or colleague’ (literally ‘one who lays down money in a joint enterprise’), from Old Norse félagi, from fé ‘cattle, property, money’ + the Germanic base of lay1.'
Colloquially, the term might often reference men, but I cant find any evidence it is exclusive to them.
Not only was this response well written, I enjoyed the fact. Thanks for making my day through a little factoid.
No worries, have a good day :)