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ladette, n. Brit. colloq.
Brit. |laˈdɛt|, U.S. |ˌlæˈdɛt|
[‹ lad n.1 + -ette suffix.]
A young woman characterized by her enjoyment of social drinking, sport, or other activities typically considered to be male-oriented, and often by attitudes or behaviour regarded as irresponsible or brash; (usually) one of a close-knit social group. Cf. lad n.1
1995Sunday Times (Nexis) 19 Feb. When the advertising agency Collett Dickenson Pearce compiled a marketing study called A Portrait of Lads, it found that 550,000 of the 2m young adults who fitted the criteria of being single, drinking more than eight pints a week, and having laddish attitudes, were female. So, is there a new generation of ladettes, or faux-blokes? 1997Independent 5 May (Media Plus Suppl.) 5/3 A ladette is best described as a young woman who is confident, assertive, drinks a lot and is as rude and crude as any lad. 2001Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 6 Jan. The TV and radio presenter was undoubtedly the archetypal ladette, single-handedly taking bad-girl behaviour to hitherto unimagined heights. |