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lad (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language]
old-fashioned or informal a boy or young man
-see also lass lass
::a young lad
::Things were different when I was a lad.
the lads
spoken a group of male friends that a man works with or spends his free time with
::a night out with the lads
one of the lads
(=a member of your group of friends)
a bit of a lad
spoken a man that people like even though he behaves rather badly
::That Chris is a bit of a lad, isn't he?
lad culture
informal the way in which some young men behave, involving typically male activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol, driving fast cars, and watching football - used to show disapproval
also stable lad
a boy or man who works with horses
-synonym stable boy stable boy
-see also Jack the Lad