ladette

ladette

English

Etymology

From lad +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• 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:

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

Translations

young woman of masculine manners

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

Further reading

• “ladette” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Anagrams

• deltate