English edit

Etymology edit

lady +‎ stuff

Noun edit

ladystuff (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Products designed for and/or marketed toward women.
    • 1966, John D. MacDonald, The Last One Left[1], Random House, published 2014, →ISBN:
      "You know if you fret about it, you're not going to have you a good time on my island at all. You'll spoil it for sure for the both of us. Now don't you worry about the ladystuff you'll need. A gal has her needs and she has to have pretties and all, and when I get set to go on into town, you can give me a list of anything you can think of."
    • 2013 October 30, Jennifer Abel, “Sure jumps on the genderizing bandwagon”, in ConsumerAffairs:
      In the past, we’ve noticed how companies which offer “feminine” versions of otherwise gender-neutral products tend to charge considerably more for the ladystuff.
    • 2015 March 14, Caroline Thompson, “Four things that cost more for women than men”, in The Christian Science Monitor:
      Nine times out of ten, the pink ladystuff is going to be more expensive, even if the ingredients or function of the thing is EXACTLY THE SAME.