laddies

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proper noun

Ladbrokes, a British-based betting and gambling company.

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Meanings

laddies1

noun
  1. pluralplural of laddie
  2. pluralplural of laddy

Laddies2

proper noun
  1. UKslangLadbrokes, a British-based betting and gambling company.

    My deal with Laddies had been signed long before betting opened on the Masterclassics.

    2009, Roy Brindley, Life's a Gamble, page 218
    1 more example

    If Laddies are opening a new betting shop and get McCririck to cut the ribbon, thousands of people will turn up.

    2006, michael adams, “Re: The fat oaf”, in uk.sport.horseracing (Usenet)

Origin

Diminutive with -ie.

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APA

laddies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laddies

MLA

“laddies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laddies. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laddies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laddies.

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