Oishii and Umai

[maigensou]

I always hear the japanese male use 'umai', but they use 'oishii' too. But the girls, I've never heard of japanese girls saying 'umai' before. Is it 'wrong' for girls to use umai, like for example they also cannot really use 'da' or 'omae' or 'boku' or 'ore' because its too manly?

[kevinnwhat]

i hear girls usually use "mazui" for bad tasting.

[Yudan Taiteki]

うまい to mean "delicious" has a somewhat masculine sound to it, although I think females use it somewhat often -- definitely more often than おれ or おまえ. When うまい is used to mean "skilled", I don't think it is markedly masculine at all.

[Kisshu]

I've heard quite a few girls use うまい　and　おいしい.

And times are changing with the だ．There are quite a few girls who use that now.. quite a few girls who use that now...