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Girl! GWORL. Gorl. Guhl. Gurl. Grrrrrlll. “Mommy, why is it that every time you’re on the phone or with your friends, it’s always girl, girl, girl, girl?” my son asked me as I was tucking him into bed. I was amused. Mostly at the sight and sound of myself through my five-year-old’s eyes and ears he had gotten my animated pacing and high-pitched intonation just right but also at the idea that I used the word enough for him to pick up on it. “I hadn’t realized, sweets. Do I really say it that much?” “Girl! You do,” he said with a childish smirk, before turning over and closing his eyes. I tried to swallow my laughter as I turned off the light and tiptoed out of the room. In my life I’ve used many pet names for the people I know and love: sis, luv, beauty, lovebug, babes, hon, pumpkin, doodlebug, sweets, bae, dumpling, and peanut, among others. But throughout my evolving networks of friends and especially so among my Black chosen sisters one term of endearment r

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