"ladette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ladettes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From lad + -ette. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lad|ette|id2=female}} lad + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} ladette (plural ladettes)
  1. (informal) A young woman who behaves in a laddish manner, namely being boisterous and loud and drinking to excess. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Female people, Personality Synonyms: tomboy, laddette Translations (young woman of masculine manners): garçon manqué [masculine] (French), garçonne [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-ladette-en-noun-Axyhya7U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ette (female)

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