laddish

English

Etymology

From lad +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlædɪʃ/
• Rhymes: -ædɪʃ

Adjective

laddish (comparative more laddish, superlative most laddish)

1. (British) Like a stereotypical Jack the lad: boorish, reckless, inclined to binge drinking, etc.
   • 2003, Linda McDowell, Redundant Masculinities?: Employment Change and White Working Class Youth:

     […] versions of a laddish or protest heterosexual masculinity […]

   • 2006, Carolyn Jackson, Lads and Ladettes in School: Gender and a Fear of Failure:

     This underachievement is linked to a laddish culture […]

Related terms

• new laddish