laddish

/ˈlædɪʃ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlædɪʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈladish/ (ame, mw)

laddish — adjective

  • laddishpositive
  • more laddishcomparative
  • most laddishsuperlative

1. loud, rowdy, and somewhat rude in the way that groups of young men sometimes act

1.形容詞C1
釋義

loud, rowdy, and somewhat rude in the way that groups of young men sometimes act together, especially around drinking, sport, and joking about sex.

例句

The pub gets really laddish on Saturday nights when the football crowd arrives.

predicative use: get + laddish for places or atmospheres

Ignacio rolled his eyes at the laddish jokes his cousins kept making during dinner.

attributive use: laddish + noun (jokes, humour, banter)

同義詞
  • boorish

    stronger and more clearly negative; emphasises bad manners rather than youthful rowdiness

  • macho

    focuses on aggressive masculinity; laddish is more about group joking and drinking

  • rowdy

    describes noisy disruptive behaviour by any group; laddish is specifically about young men

反義詞
  • refined

    polite and cultured; the opposite of laddish manners

  • demure

    quiet and modest, often used of women; contrasts with the loud male display in laddish

文法句型

laddish + noun (behaviour, humour, culture)

be + laddish

用法筆記

Almost always carries a negative or disapproving tone, even when describing fun or harmless behaviour. Common in British media commentary on gender, sport, and youth culture.

常見錯誤

❌My grandfather is very laddish.
✅My grandfather is still very playful.
💡laddish describes young men's group behaviour, not older men or playfulness in general.
❌She has a laddish personality.
✅She is one of the lads.
💡laddish describes the behaviour rather than being applied directly to women; for a woman who acts this way, British English uses 'one of the lads' or 'ladette'.