My niece would always say; well sort of ask with a smirk; “girlfriend?” When I would talk about my dearest, closest, girlfriends. I thought maybe the younger generation is not using the term anymore, leaving it for romantic relationships only.

Or, maybe it is a regional thing? NY and the tri-state area uses it, the west and south don’t. Or, some other sort of regional lines drawn

What’s the scoop?

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