Talk:friend girl

RFV discussion: July–December 2016

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friend girl

friend girl ? Leasnam (talk) 02:01, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

I hear friend girl and friend boy fairly often. They refer to a girl or boy who is simply a friend, but not a boyfriend or girlfriend, which are romantic relationships. friend girl and friend boy originated in African American Vernacular English, and are synonymous with chickfriend and guyfriend. —Stephen ^(Talk) 07:33, 10 July 2016 (UTC)

Is it attestable ? Leasnam (talk) 20:52, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

btw, @—Stephen, where is it that you hear this often (city, country, region, etc.), if I may ask ? Leasnam (talk) 20:55, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

Never heard of this. I only hear "My girlfriend -- I mean, my friend-that's-a-girl -- told me this shirt looks good on me". Furthermore, in my experience, "guyfriend" is no less ambiguous than "boyfriend". --WikiTiki89 21:06, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

I think I found some attestations here and here and here and here. I have been hearing friend girl and friend boy for at least 15 years. I usually hear it on TV court shows (such as Judge Joe Brown). Some of the court shows are filmed in Los Angeles, but the litigants may come from anywhere. —Stephen ^(Talk) 21:20, 11 July 2016 (UTC)

• RFV passed. —Granger (talk · contribs) 21:55, 28 December 2016 (UTC)