lads

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UK/lædz/

noun

A group of friends, regardless of gender. Often the lads.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of lad
  2. GeordieIrelandNorthern EnglandA group of friends, regardless of gender. Often the lads.

    Me and the lads have had a meeting in the bar and decided it's first-class family entertainment.

    1998, Tom Stoppard., The Real Inspector Hound
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    I loved saying lads . . . like I was a comrade . . . like I was one of them ... me and the lads . . . alright lads, eh ... Italy, no problem .

    2000, Marie Jones., Stones In His Pockets

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lads

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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