lads

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /lædz/
• Rhymes: -ædz

Noun

lads

1. Plural form of lad
2. (Northern England, Geordie, Ireland) A group of friends, regardless of gender. Often the lads.
   • 1998, Tom Stoppard. The Real Inspector Hound

     Me and the lads have had a meeting in the bar and decided it's first-class family entertainment.

   • 2000, Marie Jones. Stones In His Pockets

     I loved saying lads . . . like I was a comrade . . . like I was one of them ... me and the lads . . . alright lads, eh ... Italy, no problem .

References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118

Anagrams

• ADLs
• ADSL
• ALDS
• dals

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Danish

Noun

lads n

1. genitive singular indefinite of lad
2. genitive plural indefinite of lad