laddish


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lad/lad/
noun
  • 1 informal a boy or young man.

    ■ (lads) Brit. a group of men sharing recreational or working interests.

    Brit. a boisterously macho or high-spirited man.

  • 2 Brit. a stable worker (regardless of age or sex).
– derivatives
laddish adjective,
laddishness noun.
– origin ME: of unknown origin.
'laddish' also found in these Oxford entries:
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