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lads
lads
See also: läds
English
Noun
lads
- plural of lad
- (Northern England, Geordie, Ireland) A group of friends, regardless of gender. Often the lads.
- 1998, Tom Stoppard. The Real Inspector Hound
- Me and the lads have had a meeting in the bar and decided it's first-class family entertainment.
- 2000, Marie Jones. Stones In His Pockets
- I loved saying lads . . . like I was a comrade . . . like I was one of them ... me and the lads . . . alright lads, eh ... Italy, no problem .
- 1998, Tom Stoppard. The Real Inspector Hound
References
- The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118