ladette

English

Alternative forms

• laddette

Etymology

From lad +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /læˈdɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

ladette (plural ladettes)

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

   Synonym: tomboy

   • 2021 September 22, Zoe Williams, “Generation X are heavy, risky drinkers. Will anything ever persuade us to stop?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

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

Derived terms

• ladettish

 

Translations

young woman of masculine manners

• French: garçon manqué (fr) m, garçonne (fr) f

Further reading

• “ladette”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

Anagrams

• deltate