ladette

noun
/læˈdɛt/UK

Etymology

From lad + -ette.

  1. derived from ladd
  2. inherited from *ladda
  3. inherited from ladde
  4. formed as ladette — “lad + -ette

Definitions

  1. A young woman who behaves in a laddish manner, namely being boisterous and loud and…

    A young woman who behaves in a laddish manner, namely being boisterous and loud and drinking to excess.

    • So the rise in drinking seems to centre on gen X women, or, to give us our proper title, ladettes.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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