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单词 ladette
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ladetten.

Brit. /laˈdɛt/, U.S. /ˌlæˈdɛt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lad n.1, -ette suffix.
Etymology: < lad n.1 + -ette suffix.
British colloquial.
A young woman characterized by her enjoyment of social drinking, sport, or other activities typically considered to be male-oriented, and often by attitudes or behaviour regarded as irresponsible or brash; (usually) one of a close-knit social group. Cf. lad n.1 Additions.
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1995 Sunday Times (Nexis) 19 Feb. When the advertising agency Collett Dickenson Pearce compiled a marketing study called A Portrait of Lads, it found that 550,000 of the 2m young adults who fitted the criteria of being single, drinking more than eight pints a week, and having laddish attitudes, were female. So, is there a new generation of ladettes, or faux-blokes?
1997 Independent 5 May (Media Plus section) 5/3 A ladette is best described as a young woman who is confident, assertive, drinks a lot and is as rude and crude as any lad.
2001 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 6 Jan. The TV and radio presenter was undoubtedly the archetypal ladette, single-handedly taking bad-girl behaviour to hitherto unimagined heights.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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