laddish
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- laddishness noun
Example Sentences
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Jackson’s definitive sequence — the song “Get Back” emerging as Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr are jamming one morning — merges laddish camaraderie with deep artistic instinct.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021
The Head of the Army, General Sir Nick Carter, has said it was a mistake to argue that a "laddish culture" is encouraged in the Army because soldiers have to go and fight the enemy.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2021
He also played a laddish motorcycle courier reunited with a transgender school pal in Different for Girls.
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2019
By treating such behavior as “locker-room talk” or laddish behavior, they helped smooth the ground for all the predators to come.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2017
"Agony," sung by the cast's two Princes, Jeremy Peter Johnson and John Tufts, is appropriately performed with laddish brio.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2014
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