ladette

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From lad +‎ -ette.

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ladette (plural ladettes)

  1. (informal) A young woman who behaves in a laddish manner, namely being boisterous and loud and drinking to excess.
    Synonym: tomboy
    • 2021 September 22, Zoe Williams, “Generation X are heavy, risky drinkers. Will anything ever persuade us to stop?”, in The Guardian[1]:
      So the rise in drinking seems to centre on gen X women, or, to give us our proper title, ladettes.

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