new lad

noun

Etymology

Modeled on New Man, coined by Northern Irish music and photography journalist Sean O'Hagan in 1991.

Definitions

  1. A sexist young man who embraces traditional male attitudes.

    • When the economy picked up and men, becoming more confident, realised that women didn't fancy new men... along came the New Lads. Which was refreshing for about two- and-half minutes. But the New Lads had a similar lifespan to the New Man.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of new lad.

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