ladette
UK/læˈdɛt/
ladette noun: a young woman who behaves in a laddish manner, namely being boisterous and loud and drinking to excess.
Noun
ladette (plural ladettes)
- A young woman who behaves in a laddish manner, namely being boisterous and loud and drinking to excess.
- It could be argued that the rise of the socially conscious model reflects a very 2017 archetype: the “woke” young woman, who looks set to define femininity this decade in the same way that the lager-swilling ladette did in the 90s. It is also symptomatic of a broader cultural “awokening” that has...2017 May 15, Hannah Marriott, “Woke models: how activism became fashion's latest must-have”, in The Guardian, London, page 9
- So the rise in drinking seems to centre on gen X women, or, to give us our proper title, ladettes.2021 September 22, Zoe Williams, “Generation X are heavy, risky drinkers. Will anything ever persuade us to stop?”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- geezerbird, tomboy
Synonyms of ladette
Forms of ladette
| plural | ladettes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | laddette |
Origin of ladette
From lad + -ette.
Words formed from ladette
Words that rhyme with ladette
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- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
Questions about ladette
- What does ladette mean?
- Ladette means a young woman who behaves in a laddish manner, namely being boisterous and loud and drinking to excess.
- What part of speech is ladette?
- Ladette is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ladette?
- Ladette is pronounced /læˈdɛt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ladette?
- The plural of ladette is ladettes.
Words near ladette in the dictionary
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