laddish

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/ˈlædɪʃ/

adjective

Like a stereotypical Jack the lad: boorish, reckless, inclined to binge drinking, etc.

Similar
ladlike
OriginEnglish lad ← Middle English ladde →
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Meanings

adjectiveladdish (comparative more laddish, superlative most laddish)

comparative more laddish · superlative most laddish

  1. UKLike a stereotypical Jack the lad: boorish, reckless, inclined to binge drinking, etc.

    This underachievement is linked to a laddish culture […]

    2006, Carolyn Jackson, Lads and Ladettes in School: Gender and a Fear of Failure
    1 more example

    […] versions of a laddish or protest heterosexual masculinity […]

    2003, Linda McDowell, Redundant Masculinities?: Employment Change and White Working Class Youth

    Synonyms: ladlike

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLike a stereotypical Jack the lad: boorish, reckless, inclined to binge drinking, etc.

Similar
ladlike
Also see
blokeishladlikeladsy

Origin

  1. Middle Englishladde
  2. Englishlad
  3. Englishladdish

From lad + -ish.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with laddish

radishkaddishfaddishbaddishcaddishdaddishGladishmaddishsaddish
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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