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laddish

adj
/ˈlædɪʃ/

Etymology

From lad + -ish.

  1. derived from ladd
  2. inherited from *ladda✻
  3. inherited from ladde
  4. suffixed as laddish — “lad + ish”

Definitions

  1. Like a stereotypical Jack the lad

    Like a stereotypical Jack the lad: boorish, reckless, inclined to binge drinking, etc.

    • […] versions of a laddish or protest heterosexual masculinity […]
    • This underachievement is linked to a laddish culture […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for laddish. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA