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A young woman who behaves in a manner similar to a young man, namely being boisterous and loud and drinking to excess.
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ladette — ladetteˈ noun A lively young woman who enjoys social behaviour of a kind associated with young men • • • Main Entry: ↑lad … Useful english dictionary
ladette — UK [lædˈet] / US noun [countable] Word forms ladette : singular ladette plural ladettes British informal a young woman who drinks a lot of alcohol with her friends and behaves in a noisy uncontrolled way … English dictionary
ladette — n British a female who behaves laddishly. The term became popular at the end of the 1990s and was the title of a reality TV makeover series, Ladette to Lady, in 2005, in which ladettes were taught to be ladylike … Contemporary slang
ladette — [[t]læde̱t[/t]] ladettes N COUNT (disapproval) A ladette is a young woman whose behaviour is regarded as typical of young men, for example because she drinks a lot of alcohol, swears, and behaves badly in public. [BRIT, JOURNALISM] … English dictionary
Ladette to Lady — Starring Eggleston Hall teachers and ladettes Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series … Wikipedia
ladette — lad|ette [læˈdet] n BrE a young woman who likes to do some things that young men typically do, such as drinking a lot of alcohol and talking about sex and sports →↑lad … Dictionary of contemporary English
ladette — noun Brit. informal a young woman who behaves in a boisterously assertive or crude manner and engages in heavy drinking sessions … English new terms dictionary
ladette — /læˈdɛt/ (say la det) noun Colloquial a young female partner of a lad (def. 4), with similar dress style and behaviour …
Cyberman — This article is about the Doctor Who villains. For the film about Steve Mann, see Cyberman (film). Doctor Who alien The 2006 redesign of the Cybermen … Wikipedia
Lad culture — (also Laddish culture and Laddism) is a subculture commonly associated with Britpop music of the 1990s. Stereotyped for mainly males it also involves a liking for alcoholic beverages (especially lager), football, fast cars and men s magazines… … Wikipedia
