Ladettish
//læˈdɛtɪʃ// adj, slang
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Relating to, or displaying behavior associated with, a ladette. informal, uncommon
"The school, through its strong intervention at this stage, is giving them a reason not to be laddish (or ladettish!), offering them almost a face-saving device to enable them to work without undermining their own sense of ‘being a lad or a ladette’."
Example
More examples"The school, through its strong intervention at this stage, is giving them a reason not to be laddish (or ladettish!), offering them almost a face-saving device to enable them to work without undermining their own sense of ‘being a lad or a ladette’."
Etymology
From ladette + -ish.
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