laddish

British  

/ ˈlædɪʃ /

adjective

1. informal characteristic of male adolescents or young men, esp by being rowdy, macho, or immature

   laddish behaviour

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Other Word Forms

• laddishness noun

Example Sentences

Sincerity is an unusual tone for its director, Guy Ritchie, who specializes in laddish shoot-’em-ups.

From New York Times

But while Zava’s signature look is “slightly more old-fashioned,” Levy says, Jamie is “much more English, streety — laddish. We based him on a rapper called Aitch.”

From Washington Post

This “Coriolanus” couldn’t have telegraphed more crudely its laddish credentials.

From New York Times

He says there was a "fairly laddish" changing room during his time at Twickenham Stoop - something he admits could have prevented some of his team-mates from being able to express themselves fully.

From BBC

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