laddish
Britishadjective
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Sincerity is an unusual tone for its director, Guy Ritchie, who specializes in laddish shoot-’em-ups.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2023
He also played a laddish motorcycle courier reunited with a transgender school pal in Different for Girls.
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2019
Front-line staff at an immigration removal centre acted in a "draconian" way and indulged in "laddish behaviour", a report has found.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2018
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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