it’s important to avoid gendered terms. instead of “hey dude” or “how’s it going man”, try “what’s up big dog”
Wasn't Big Dog one of those men's t-shirt brands in the '90s that featured their mascot in a variety of situations, and you'd always see big dudes wearing them no matter where you went?
Not only are they still going strong (for better or worse), but after running out of ways of simply putting their logo on things, their catalog of large-dog-themed apparel started Getting Weird With It some time ago.
