whoadie
n.— «GUMBEL: What about a whoadie. WESTBROOK: A term of familiar address from male to male or female to female.» —“Staying in Step with Slang” by Bryant Gumbel, Alonzo Westbrook CBS News: The Early Show Feb. 19, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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