Laddies

See also: laddies and ladies

English

Etymology

Diminutive with -ie.

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Proper noun

Laddies

1. (UK, slang) Ladbrokes, a British-based betting and gambling company.
   • 2006, michael adams, “Re: The fat oaf”, in uk.sport.horseracing (Usenet):

     If Laddies are opening a new betting shop and get McCririck to cut the ribbon, thousands of people will turn up.

   • 2009, Roy Brindley, Life's a Gamble, page 218:

     My deal with Laddies had been signed long before betting opened on the Masterclassics.

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• adelids, daidles