"Mate" is always a good option, I wish it's used more universally in the States, too.
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I just omit the unnecessary words or use their name. That works OK, although I'm awful with names so usually it just becomes "Good job!" or "What's up?".
Funny story time: in English I find this is not so bad. In French it's worse. In Vietnamese it's awful. We have dozens of pronouns. They're not only mostly gendered, but contain information about their age and perceived status relative to you. It's a 3-dimensional matrix where the axes are approximately gender, age/hierarchy, and degree of relation (inlaws/blood relations/strangers). You even get a different word for yourself in some of these situations. Then sometimes there's a numerical rank inside each pronoun e.g. male uncle, my spouse's family, 3rd oldest.
The language is already at maximum pronoun burden. Honestly it would just be easier if we called each other 'human' or 'comrade' or 'citizen' or something equally encompassing. It's exhausting as a non-native speaker (and you are not ever allowed to use their names, that's considered super rude).
My go-to is folks, but 1000 others have mentioned that already. So I will throw in "people".
"Hey people, how's it going?"
That works for me
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Folks for groups and friend for individuals is my go to. Comrade if you want to be spicy
Friend
"What's up dog turds?"
"How's it hanging, dingleberry?"
"Nice job, Captain Hazelwood!"
I do actually know someone who speaks like this.
all friends everyone folks peeps team
If you're only addressing one person then it can be left off entirely.
Whenever there's any question, I usually open with "sup, dogs" in my most serious voice, then continue to deadpan refer to everyone as dog, such as "and you, dog, I need to check the grist mill, thank you dog". Fifteen years in and no complaints so far.
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i find myself using "friend" a lot lately. dunno if that's a great replacement.
I'm not your buddy, guy!
What's up carbon based earthlings.