A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

laddishness Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with L » lacrimal gland ... lamb's tails » laddishness


laddish
adj
    1. Said of some young males or their behaviour: characterized by loud swaggering arrogance, vulgarity and sometimes aggression, often brought on by excessive drinking.
Derivative: laddishness
noun
Etymology: 1980s: derived from such concepts as being ‘one of the lads' and ‘a bit of a lad'.



Click Here