"Hey *guys*!" or gender neutral greeting As I understand, the word "guy" is not gender neutral. I've read some topics on that subject and I can see that there is no consensus about the way of addressing a group of women or mixed gender people informally. So what are the alternatives here? Do people use "hi everyone" or "hi everybody" in these situations? "Hi ladies" sounds a little awkward to me but maybe that's the way everyone prefers?