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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey
'Mate' is more common but both are friendly terms.
'Mate' is also an Asian thing.
'Bab' (not babe, bab) is common if said to a woman (or a woman to a man, usually an older thing though).
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Never heard of that one. Love is what we use (regardless of age: "You dropped your purse, love" - "You want a drink, love?" - "No, the neighbour has gone out, love, I think" and so on.
Pal, mate, friend, head (more for when you know someone well: "You going to the match tomorrow, head?"), bud (but not normally buddy), Mister (younger to older), son (older to younger), all acceptable forms of address from male to male in Ireland.
For men to women we also use babe, honey, sweetheart, young wan, missis (usually as a kind of joke when used to address a younger girl) but as I say for general address to some woman or girl you don't know it is, perhaps oddly, usually "love" we use.
Ah, we crazy Irish!
