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gadies and lentlemen en · NOUN

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1. (humorous, plural, plural-only) Spoonerism of ladies and gentlemen
   • "Gadies and lentlemen," Rob said, and groaned. "I practiced that speech for days, then stood up in front of five hundred people and and ^([sic]) made a fool of myself with that spoonerism." 1993, Smith, Joan, Poor little rich girl, page 105:
   • “Jack, behave,” ordered Mrs. Endicott, but Jack was enjoying himself too much to stop. “Ladies and gentlemen — or I should say, gadies and lentlemen — I will now give you an address in the style of my esteemed sister Jane Gale — or Gain Jail, I should say. […] 1920, Gray, Violet Gordon, Margery Morris and Plain Jane, page 170:
   • We can listen day and night to this ectoplasmic ennui, strangely self-pitying and megalomaniacal at once, OR, like the inertia and entropy of this jurisprudential jalopy we call legal-eagle ratiocination command us to do, we can look to the matter of the matter: and the matter was had, gadies and lentlemen of our furry, slightly blurry, and gerry-rigged jury. 2007, Schneiderman, Davis, Abecedarium : a novel, page n28:
   • “Gadies and lentlemen, welcome to our first meeting of our first salon of the inaugural meeting of our group." He burped quietly. 2006, Von Ziegesar, Cecily, Would I lie to you : a Gossip Girl novel, pages 80-81:
   • You make a start: ‘Good morning, Gadies and Lentlemen’. Your mouth is dry and you do not seem to be able to catch your breath. 1995, Forsyth, Patrick, Making successful presentations, page 16:
   • ‘Gadies and lentlemen,’ said Gruesome and there was a sympathetic ripple of amusement. 1992, Holiday, Jane, Gruesome and Bloodsocks move house, page 63: