ladette
English
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edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /læˈdɛt/
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Noun
editladette (plural ladettes)
- (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.
Derived terms
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edityoung woman of masculine manners
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Further reading
edit- “ladette”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.