Etymology

ladette

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Today it means: A young woman who behaves in a laddish manner, namely being boisterous and loud and drinking to excess. Full definition →

English lad ← Middle English ladde
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The story

  1. Middle Englishladde
  2. Englishlad
  3. English todayladette

From lad + -ette.

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