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  • I've heard this as well, and it is the best counterpart to "dude" I can think of. Commented Apr 2, 2011 at 18:26
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    I find this the best sounding so far, but it sounds very nuyorican. But maybe we should just start using it. Or stick with dudette (a web search gives this as thee most popular answer), but to me sounds every time like a neologism. Commented Apr 3, 2011 at 14:41
  • Someone downvoted this, it would help to know why. Commented May 13, 2011 at 4:01
  • For the sake of clarity, chica is Spanish for "young girl" rather than "female friend". In particular, there is no connotation of friendship whatsoever in chica to a Spaniard's ears. I am aware this may be different elsewhere. Just for the record. Commented Jan 30, 2012 at 14:39
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    It's not necessarily a bad word, but I don't recall ever hearing someone use "chica" to address a woman. At least in places I've lived -- mostly in New York, Ohio, and Michigan -- it is not a word in anything remotely resembling common use. Commented Mar 5, 2014 at 14:41